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How Safe Bulkers, Inc. stacks up
SB · against 954 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
68/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #239 of 955 · scores higher than 73% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score108 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including SB · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 68?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, which is stronger than most Industrials peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 64% of peers. Return on invested capital: 4.5% vs peer median 7.1%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.7% vs peer median 3.1%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 92% of peers. Operating margin: 23.7% vs peer median 7.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SB, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SB | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 918 reported | 4.5% | 5.9% | 42% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 953 reported | 23.7% | 7.1% | 94% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 915 reported | 2.7% | 2.6% | 51% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 906 reported | 10.3% | 6.9% | 67% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 960 reported | 63.6% | 24.1% | 97% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SB| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.5B CNY (≈$769M) | 100 | 83 | |
| 1 | 79.0B INR (≈$948M) | 100 | 81 | |
| 1 | 536M USD | 100 | 80 | |
| 4 | 173.6B JPY (≈$1.2B) | 99 | 83 | |
| 4 | 19.4B TWD (≈$600M) | 99 | 68 | |
| 239 | 1.1B USD | 68 | 56 | |
| 239 | 9.3B NOK (≈$888M) | 68 | 49 | |
| 239 | 942M EUR (≈$1.0B) | 68 | 59 | |
| 239 | 1.5B USD | 68 | 61 | |
| 239 | 847M USD | 68 | 56 | |
| 255 | 6.2B CNY (≈$863M) | 67 | 56 | |
| 255 | 138.8B JPY (≈$944M) | 67 | 78 | |
| 255 | 9.0B CNY (≈$1.3B) | 67 | 50 | |
| 255 | 11.7B CNY (≈$1.6B) | 67 | 58 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score