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Matthew Young, CFA
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The Coastal Tank-Barging Landscape Remained Soft in Kirby’s 4Q, but Trends Likely Bottomed

Narrow-moat Kirby’s fourth-quarter revenue expanded to $708 million, from $436 million a year ago, primarily due to the third-quarter 2017 S&S acquisition (equipment and distribution services). Total revenue came in modestly ahead of our forecast due to solidly recovering market conditions for the legacy land-based diesel engine services business (including improved equipment remanufacturing activity). That said, coastal tank-barging revenue was once again weaker than we anticipated. The coa...
Underlying
Kirby Corporation

Kirby operates tank barge. The company's marine transportation segment provides marine transportation services, operating tank barges and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid products. The company transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products and agricultural chemicals by tank barge. The company's distribution and services segment, sells genuine replacement parts, provides service mechanics to overhaul and repair engines, transmissions, reduction gears and related oilfield services equipment, rebuilds component parts or diesel engines, transmissions and reduction gears, and related equipment used in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway and other industrial applications.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

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Matthew Young, CFA

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