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Fundamental data last updated:April 13, 2026

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company profile

SECTOR

Financial Services

industry

Shell Companies

Exchange

NYSE

County of HQ

Greece

Next Earnings Date

Business Summary

Diana Shipping operates as a vessel owner in the marine shipping industry, generating cash flow by chartering bulk carriers to customers under time-charter agreements. Revenue is driven primarily by global freight rates, vessel utilization, and disciplined fleet management rather than pricing power. The company’s moat is asset-based: fleet scale, charter relationships, and capital access determine competitive positioning. Cash generation depends on maintaining utilization above breakeven levels while controlling leverage and operating costs in a notoriously cyclical commodity-transport market.

 


VALUATION

P/E

-

Market Cap ($M USD)

$359

Forward P/E

-

PEG

-

PRICE TO SALES

-

PRICE TO BOOK

1.3

EV / EBITDA

-40.6

5-Year Average P/E

Free Cash Flow Yield

DCF Value

Graham Number

Price to FCF

EV to FCF

Earnings Yield

FCF Yield

DIVIDEND

Yield

-

Annual Payout

-

Payout Ratio

-

Consecutive Years of Dividend Growth

-

5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

-

Financial Health & Profitability

Earnings Per Share

-$0.73

Next Year EPS Growth Estimate

-

Next Year Revenue Growth Estimate

-

Return on Equity (ROE)

-2.70%

FREE CASH FLOW

Operating Margin

-

Debt-to-Equity

0

Piotroski F-Score

-

Altman Z-Score

11.3

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

-6.50%

Current Ratio

4.6

Quick Ratio

Net Debt to EBITDA

Interest Coverage

Gross Profit margin

FCF PER SHARE

REVENUE PER SHARE

Gainseekers Quantitative Analysis

Summary

At 22x trailing earnings but only 4x forward earnings, the market is clearly pricing in a dramatic earnings reset, and the collapse from $11.3 in EPS to an estimated $0.11 next year explains that compression. A PEG of 0.8 suggests theoretical growth-adjusted value, yet an Altman Z-Score of 0 signals extreme balance sheet distress risk, which cannot be ignored. Price-to-book at 0.6 implies assets are being discounted, but with operating margin at just 1.20% and ROE at 0.00%, profitability is fragile. This is not a clean deep-value mispricing — it’s a cyclical shipping name where forward earnings optimism collides with balance sheet fragility.

AI Exposure / Tech Reliance

Marine shipping is capital-intensive and operationally driven, meaning AI integration will be incremental rather than transformative. Efficiency gains from route optimization, fuel management algorithms, and predictive maintenance could modestly support its 1.20% operating margin. However, this industry’s economics are dominated more by freight rates and vessel utilization than technological edge.

The Bull Case

A deep-value investor could justify a position on asset discount and operational stability metrics. Trading at 0.6x book with a Piotroski F-Score of 6, the company shows moderate fundamental stability rather than deterioration. Debt/Equity at 18.00% is relatively conservative for shipping, and a current ratio of 2.7 indicates solid short-term liquidity. With ROIC at 3.50% and a forward P/E of 4, the setup resembles a cyclical rebound candidate where even modest earnings normalization could create asymmetric upside from a $298M market cap base.

The Bear Case

The red flags are severe. An Altman Z-Score of 0 is statistically associated with distress, and operating margins of 1.20% leave no buffer against freight rate downturns. The EPS collapse from 11.3 to 0.11 suggests earnings volatility bordering on instability, and a payout ratio listed at $0.04 alongside a 1 TTM yield and 1.70% dividend per share data inconsistency signals unreliable capital return visibility. With ROE at 0.00%, the business is currently generating no equity returns, and a PEG of 0.8 may simply reflect depressed forward expectations rather than durable growth.

Market Sentiment & Smart Money

Short Interest %

0.00%

Analyst Consensus

-

Average Analyst Price Target

-

Institutional Ownership %

-

1-Year Beta

0.02

Insider Buying % (6 Mo)

-%

Distance to 52-Week High

99.00%

Distance to 52-Week Low

101.00%

EARNINGS SURPRISE %

50-DAY SMA

200-DAY SMA

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