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SBLK Star Bulk Carriers Corp

NASDAQ
Industrials
Marine
Earnings Nov 18

$27.87

▼ 0.4%

Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET

Report Card

SBLK at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.

How the 0–100 rating is calculated
Value
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Growth
—
Profitability
12
Health
42
Dividends
—

Overall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.

Key Metrics

Market Cap

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P/E

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Forward P/E (est.)

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ROE

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Revenue Growth

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EPS Growth

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Profit Margin

—

FCF Yield

—

Debt / Equity

—

ROIC

3.0%

Interest Coverage

1.92x

Current Ratio

1.91x

Dividend Yield

—

Implied Growth (rev. DCF)

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Rating Score

Not rated

Business Overview

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Star Bulk Carriers Corp (SBLK) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Marine industry, within the Industrials sector.

In its latest reported year it generated about $1.04B in revenue and $84.17M in net profit.

Our model hasn't rated SBLK yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.

Economic Moat

Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).

Profit margins and economic moats, explained
No moat evidenceMoat evidence score: 29/100

The numbers don't show a durable competitive advantage — margins, growth, or returns on capital have been unstable or thin. Great returns are still possible; they just aren't protected.

Operating margin level55/100

22.8% average over the last 3 years

Operating margin stability0/100

±25.7 pts around 16.6% across 10 years

Revenue durability48/100

grew in 6 of the last 9 year-over-year periods

Free-cash-flow consistency20/100

positive in 6 of 10 years

Return on invested capital0/100

3.0% latest fiscal year

A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.

Revenue Growth

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How to read an income statement

4Y CAGR

-7.6%

Revenue moved from $222.11M in 2016 to $1.04B in 2025, a 18.7% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.

0/1 checks passedROIC above 10%

Gross Margin

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Operating Margin

13.1%

Net Margin

8.1%

ROE

—

Debt Analysis

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1/2 checks passedInterest covered 3×+Short-term bills covered

Total Debt

$761.60M

Net Debt

$263.43M

Net Debt / EBITDA

1.92x

Debt / Equity

—

Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, and operating profit covers interest about 1.9x, with a current ratio of 1.9x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $761.60M of total debt against $498.17M of cash.

Cash Flow Analysis

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Operating CF

$295.94M

Free Cash Flow

$211.95M

FCF Margin

20.3%

In the latest year Star Bulk Carriers Corp produced about $295.94M of operating cash flow and $211.95M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.

Dividend Safety

Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.

What to look for in a dividend stock
BorderlineSafety score: 55/100

The dividend is being paid, but coverage or consistency is thinner than an income investor should rely on without a closer look.

Per share (latest FY)

$0.30

Total paid (latest FY)

$34.38M

History on record

7 years

Free-cash-flow coverage100/100

dividend uses 16% of free cash flow

Earnings payout ratio98/100

41% of net income paid out

Raise streak0/100

no current raise streak

Cut history0/100

payout was cut at least once in the last 7 years

Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.

Valuation Analysis

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What is a reasonable P/E ratio?
1/1 checks passedTrading below DCF fair value

P/E

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P/S

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P/B

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EV / EBITDA

—

SBLK trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.

DCF Fair Value (Educational)

A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.

How this DCF estimate is calculated

DCF fair value / share

$32.08

Current price

$27.87

+15% · Below fair-value estimate

Starting FCF (latest 10-K)

$211.95M

Growth, years 1–5

4.0%

Fade to terminal, years 6–10

2.5%

Discount rate

9.0%

PV of 10-yr free cash flow$1.64B
PV of terminal value$2.00B
Estimated equity value$3.64B
Shares outstanding113M

Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.

Metrics vs. Sector Range

Where SBLK sits versus the Industrials companies we cover.

TTM P/E
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Forward P/E
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P/S ratio
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Revenue growth
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EPS growth
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Gross margin
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Net margin
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ROE
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Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.

Sector Peer Comparison

How SBLK stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.

SBLK doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 142 rated Industrials companies we cover.

P/E vs sector

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median 30.5x

ROE vs sector

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median 18.1%

Growth vs sector

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median 6.0%

Sector rank

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not rated yet

CompanyP/ERev Gr.Rating
SBLKThis stock——Not rated
AOS15.5x0.2%Favorable· 59
BLDR20.1x-8.3%Weak· 35
SARO23.5x15.0%Favorable· 60
R18.4x-0.1%Neutral· 42
ARW15.2x20.5%Favorable· 68
DCI23.5x4.4%Favorable· 64
AYI22.8x10.5%Favorable· 61
Industrials median30.5x6.0%50/100

Valuation vs. quality map

sector medianAOSBLDRSARORARWDCIAYIP/E — cheaper ←→ pricierROE — more profitable ↑

The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.

Compare side by side

Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 142 rated companies among the 273 Industrials stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.

5-Year Projection Model

Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.

What drives this projection, and its limits

2030 scenario price range (Base Case)

$12.96 – $21.61

vs. $27.87 today · implied CAGR -14% – -5%

Metric20262027202820292030
Revenue$1.13B$1.22B$1.31B$1.42B$1.53B
Net income$90.07M$97.28M$105.06M$113.46M$122.54M
EPS$0.79$0.86$0.93$1.00$1.08
Share price (low)$9.53$10.29$11.12$12.00$12.96
Share price (high)$15.88$17.15$18.53$20.01$21.61
CAGR (low–high)-66% / -43%-39% / -22%-26% / -13%-19% / -8%-14% / -5%

Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions. Growth, margin or P/E data is missing for this stock, so some starting values above are placeholders rather than measurements.

Key Risks

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Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.

Analyst Ratings

What 13 Wall Street analysts covering SBLK recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.

Buy
consensus · score 4.2 / 5 across 13 analysts
Strong Buy 4Buy 7Hold 2Sell 0Strong Sell 0

Latest SEC Filings

SBLK's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K

SBLK — frequently asked questions

Is SBLK a good stock to buy?

We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Star Bulk Carriers Corp's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.

Where does SBLK's data come from?

Live price data plus the annual financials in Star Bulk Carriers Corp's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.

How is the 5-year projection for SBLK calculated?

It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.

Is this SBLK analysis financial advice?

No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell SBLK. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.

Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.

Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.