3 Undervalued Freight & Logistics - Marine Stocks for Wednesday, August 14 (2024)

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

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Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 3 undervalued stocks in the Freight & Logistics - Marine industry for Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Freight & Logistics - Marine industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Grupo TMM, S.A.B. is a logistics and transportation company. The Company provides ocean transportation services, including maritime, ports and terminals management and logistics services, to clients throughout Mexico. The Company operates in three segments: maritime division, logistics division, and ports and terminals division. The maritime division includes the transportation of liquid petroleum and petrochemical products in bulk, materials and supplies for drilling platforms, as well as tugboat services. The logistics division includes warehousing services and logistics solutions. The ports and terminals division includes terminal services and shipping agency activities. It provides its services through a fleet of approximately 40 vessels, which include product and chemical tankers, harbor tugs and offshore supply vessels. The Company operates three Mexican port facilities, Tuxpan, Tampico and Acapulco.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Grupo TMM SAB (ADR) has a Value Score of 77, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Grupo TMM SAB (ADR)’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.34 compared to the industry median at 1.08, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Grupo TMM SAB (ADR)’s stock more attractive for value investors.

Grupo TMM SAB (ADR)’s price-earnings ratio is 15.79 compared to the industry median at 7.86. This means it has a higher share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make Grupo TMM SAB (ADR) less attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess Grupo TMM SAB (ADR)’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 4.5, when compared to the industry median of 6.9, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Grupo TMM SAB (ADR)’s shareholder yield is lower than its industry median ratio of 2.73%. Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Grupo TMM SAB (ADR)’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 0.69. This could make Grupo TMM SAB (ADR) more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Safe Bulkers, Inc. is a holding company. The Company's principal business is the acquisition, ownership and operation of drybulk vessels. The Company's vessels operate across the world, carrying drybulk cargo for the consumers of marine drybulk transportation services. The Company is an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, transporting bulk cargoes, particularly coal, grain and iron ore, along shipping routes across the world. As of February 17, 2017 the Company's fleet included 38 vessels, of which 14 are Panamax class vessels, nine are Kamsarmax class vessels, 12 are Post-Panamax class vessels and three are Capesize class vessels, with an aggregate carrying capacity of 3,421,800 deadweight tonnage (dwt). The Company's fleet of Post-Panamax vessels includes Marina, Xenia, Sophia, Eleni, Martine, Andreas K, Panayiota K, Venus Heritage, Venus History, Venus Horizon and Troodos Sun. Its fleet of Capesize vessels includes Kanaris, Pelopidas and Lake Despina.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Safe Bulkers Inc has a Value Score of 95, which is considered to be undervalued.

Safe Bulkers Inc’s price-earnings ratio is 7.4 compared to the industry median at 7.9. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Safe Bulkers Inc more attractive for value investors.

Safe Bulkers Inc’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Safe Bulkers Inc fairly attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 0.69.

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Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. is an international shipping company. The Company provides marine dry bulk transportation services through the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels. It owns a modern fleet of seventeen dry bulk carriers, consisting of seventeen Capesizes, with a combined cargo-carrying capacity of approximately 3,011,083 deadweight tonnages (dwt) and an average fleet age of about 11.7 years. Its fleet comprises vessels, including Flagship, Worldship, Gloriuship, Geniuship, Premiership, Squireship, Championship, Lordship, Goodship, and Hellaship, among others. The Company's subsidiaries, which are all, owned by it either directly or indirectly, conduct all of its operations and own all of its operating assets. The Company manages its vessel's operations, insurances and bunkering, and has the general supervision of its third-party technical and commercial managers. V.Ships Limited, which is an independent third party, provides technical management for its vessels.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp has a Value Score of 87, which is considered to be undervalued.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp’s price-earnings ratio is 13.0 compared to the industry median at 7.9. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp less attractive for value investors.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 0.69.

You can read more about Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

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Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 3 undervalued stocks in the Freight & Logistics - Marine industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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