(MATX) Matson - Overview
Stock: Ocean Freight, Logistics, Hawaii, Alaska, Guam
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 1.48% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 2.30% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 7.20% |
| Payout Consistency | 94.6% |
| Payout Ratio | 15.2% |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 33.6% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -6.72% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.56 |
| Alpha | 3.50 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 1.225 |
| Beta Downside | 1.357 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 46.90% |
| CAGR/Max DD | 0.76 |
Description: MATX Matson January 11, 2026
Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) is a Hawaii-based carrier that delivers ocean freight and integrated logistics services across the Pacific, focusing on the U.S. non-contiguous markets (Hawaii, Alaska, Guam) and a network of Micronesian islands. The Ocean Transportation segment moves a mix of dry-container, refrigerated, and specialized cargo-including food, automobiles, livestock, and e-commerce goods-while also offering stevedoring, refrigerated handling, and inland transport at key Hawaiian and Alaskan terminals.
The Logistics segment acts as a multimodal broker, providing rail intermodal, truckload, flat-bed, LTL, and expedited freight services, plus warehousing, distribution, and supply-chain management for customers ranging from the U.S. military to retailers and consumer-goods manufacturers. In FY 2023 Matson generated roughly $2.0 billion in revenue, with the logistics arm contributing about 30 % of total sales and delivering an operating margin near 5 %-a modest but stable profitability profile given the capital-intensive nature of maritime operations.
Key economic drivers for Matson include U.S. defense spending (the company is a primary carrier for military shipments to the Pacific), tourism-linked freight demand to Hawaii, and broader container-rate cycles captured by indices such as the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI). Capacity constraints on Pacific routes and rising fuel costs remain material risks, while the company’s long-term terminal concessions and its diversified logistics platform provide a hedge against pure shipping volatility.
For a deeper quantitative view of Matson’s valuation metrics, you might explore the company’s profile on ValueRay.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 7.5
| Net Income: 429.7m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -3.04 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -2.76% < 20% (prev 2.23%; Δ -5.00% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.12 > 3% & CFO 542.8m > Net Income 429.7m |
| Net Debt (626.3m) to EBITDA (830.8m): 0.75 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.83 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (31.8m) vs 12m ago -5.92% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 23.29% > 18% (prev 0.23%; Δ 2306 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 74.81% > 50% (prev 74.75%; Δ 0.06% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 82.97 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 830.8m / Interest Expense TTM 6.60m) |
Altman Z'' 3.68
| A: -0.02 (Total Current Assets 447.1m - Total Current Liabilities 540.6m) / Total Assets 4.60b |
| B: 0.52 (Retained Earnings 2.38b / Total Assets 4.60b) |
| C: 0.12 (EBIT TTM 547.6m / Avg Total Assets 4.52b) |
| D: 1.25 (Book Value of Equity 2.40b / Total Liabilities 1.91b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 3.68 = AA |
Beneish M -3.19
| DSRI: 0.83 (Receivables 278.1m/327.7m, Revenue 3.38b/3.32b) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 23.29% / 22.97%) |
| AQI: 1.00 (AQ_t 0.30 / AQ_t-1 0.30) |
| SGI: 1.02 (Revenue 3.38b / 3.32b) |
| TATA: -0.02 (NI 429.7m - CFO 542.8m) / TA 4.60b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.19 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
What is the price of MATX shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.87%, over one month by +26.38%, over three months by +51.34% and over the past year by +21.11%.
Is MATX a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the MATX price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 190 | 16.6% |
| Analysts Target Price | 190 | 16.6% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 198.8 | 22% |
MATX Fundamental Data Overview February 02, 2026
P/E Forward = 17.6056
P/S = 1.5063
P/B = 1.207
P/EG = 3.31
Revenue TTM = 3.38b USD
EBIT TTM = 547.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = 830.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 321.5m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 156.7m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 719.0m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 626.3m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 5.72b USD (5.10b + Debt 719.0m - CCE 92.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 82.97 (Ebit TTM 547.6m / Interest Expense TTM 6.60m)
EV/FCF = 17.09x (Enterprise Value 5.72b / FCF TTM 334.9m)
FCF Yield = 5.85% (FCF TTM 334.9m / Enterprise Value 5.72b)
FCF Margin = 9.90% (FCF TTM 334.9m / Revenue TTM 3.38b)
Net Margin = 12.70% (Net Income TTM 429.7m / Revenue TTM 3.38b)
Gross Margin = 23.29% ((Revenue TTM 3.38b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.60b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 24.88% (prev 21.69%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.24 (Enterprise Value 5.72b / Total Assets 4.60b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.25% (Interest Expense 1.80m / Debt 719.0m)
Taxrate = 20.25% (34.2m / 168.9m)
NOPAT = 436.7m (EBIT 547.6m * (1 - 20.25%))
Current Ratio = 0.83 (Total Current Assets 447.1m / Total Current Liabilities 540.6m)
Debt / Equity = 0.27 (Debt 719.0m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.69b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.75 (Net Debt 626.3m / EBITDA 830.8m)
Debt / FCF = 1.87 (Net Debt 626.3m / FCF TTM 334.9m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.65b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 9.50% (Net Income 429.7m / Total Assets 4.60b)
RoE = 16.23% (Net Income TTM 429.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.65b)
RoCE = 18.44% (EBIT 547.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.65b + L.T.Debt 321.5m))
RoIC = 14.44% (NOPAT 436.7m / Invested Capital 3.02b)
WACC = 9.17% (E(5.10b)/V(5.81b) * Re(10.43%) + D(719.0m)/V(5.81b) * Rd(0.25%) * (1-Tc(0.20)))
Discount Rate = 10.43% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -4.82%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 72.87% ; FCFF base≈384.2m ; Y1≈361.3m ; Y5≈338.2m
Fair Price DCF = 137.6 (EV 4.92b - Net Debt 626.3m = Equity 4.29b / Shares 31.2m; r=9.17% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -7.65% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: -43.90 | EPS CAGR: -58.65% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -55.12 | Revenue CAGR: -9.26% | SUE: 1.77 | # QB: 2
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=1.91 | Chg30d=+0.285 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=2
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=12.01 | Chg30d=+1.045 | Revisions Net=+2 | Growth EPS=-7.7% | Growth Revenue=+2.7%