Safe Bulkers Inc (SB)
NYSE:SB
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Rating:66Neutral
Price Target:
$7.50
▲(39.66% Upside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:03/07/26
The score is driven primarily by solid but cyclical financials: manageable leverage and positive operating cash flow are offset by sharp margin/ROE deterioration and uneven free cash flow. Technicals are moderately positive with constructive moving-average alignment and neutral momentum. Valuation and dividend are reasonable, while the latest earnings call was balanced—strong liquidity and backlog, but rising costs and slightly weaker near-term profitability.
Positive Factors
Strong liquidity and financial flexibility
Substantial combined liquidity (~$385M) and low net debt intensity provide durable financial flexibility to fund newbuilds, cover operating cycles, sustain dividends and withstand freight downturns. This buffer supports capital allocation without forcing asset sales in stress periods.
Negative Factors
Cyclical earnings and weakened profitability
Marked margin compression and falling ROE signal reduced earnings power versus prior cycles. Lower profitability limits retained earnings for reinvestment, reduces resilience to prolonged soft freight markets and constrains the company’s ability to boost returns without structural market improvement.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong liquidity and financial flexibility
Substantial combined liquidity (~$385M) and low net debt intensity provide durable financial flexibility to fund newbuilds, cover operating cycles, sustain dividends and withstand freight downturns. This buffer supports capital allocation without forcing asset sales in stress periods.
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Safe Bulkers (SB) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$705.49M
Dividend Yield4.16%
Average Volume (3M)446.90K
Price to Earnings (P/E)10.4
Beta (1Y)1.08
Revenue Growth-10.37%
EPS Growth-64.20%
CountryUS
Employees941
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryMarine Shipping
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.30
Shares Outstanding102,244,780
10 Day Avg. Volume524,592
30 Day Avg. Volume446,901
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.20
Price to Book (P/B)0.60
Price to Sales (P/S)1.80
P/FCF Ratio8.24
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.55
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.96
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit11.03
Enterprise Value/Ebitda8.27
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)0.55
Revenue Forecast (FY)$279.00M
Safe Bulkers Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Safe Bulkers, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides marine drybulk transportation services. It owns and operates drybulk vessels for transporting bulk cargoes primarily coal, grain, and iron ore. As of March 18, 2022, the company had a fl...
How the Company Makes Money
Safe Bulkers makes money primarily by earning freight-related income from chartering out its dry-bulk vessels. Revenue is generated when customers contract for the use of the company’s ships to transport bulk commodities; the company earns charter...
Safe Bulkers Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 18, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 29, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call presented a mixed picture: operationally and strategically the company emphasized strong liquidity, disciplined free cash flow generation (17 consecutive quarters), a competitive, predominantly Japanese-built fleet and meaningful contracted revenue backlog. However, near-term operating profitability showed modest deterioration (adjusted EBITDA down ~8.1%, EPS down ~6.7%), vessel operating costs rose materially (~13% YoY), and the top-line freight environment faces macro and China-related downside risks, shipyard timing constraints and fuel transition uncertainty. On balance, the company appears financially resilient with positive structural positioning, but short-term earnings and cost pressures along with market uncertainty temper the outlook.Positive Updates
Dividend Declaration and Shareholder Returns
Board declared a $0.05 per share common dividend for Q4 2025, continuing shareholder distributions and reflecting management confidence in cash generation and capital allocation.
Negative Updates
Adjusted EBITDA Decline
Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 2025 decreased to $37.4 million from $40.7 million in Q4 2024, a decline of about 8.1%, indicating weaker operating profitability versus the prior year quarter.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Dividend Declaration and Shareholder Returns
Board declared a $0.05 per share common dividend for Q4 2025, continuing shareholder distributions and reflecting management confidence in cash generation and capital allocation.
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Company Guidance
Management's guidance was that supply and demand should broadly match in 2026, with dry‑bulk supply growth of about 2.5% in 2026 and ~3% in 2027, deliveries around 3% in 2026, an order book equal to ~11.4% of the fleet, and BIMCO demand growth of 2–3% (ton‑mile support from sailing distances +0.5–1.5%); commodity outlooks included iron ore +1% (2026–27), coal −1% to −2% in 2026 (IEA −1.4% 2025–27; imports −4%; China −1.5%), grains +5–6% (2026) and minor bulks +3.5–4.5%. For the company, Q4 adjusted EPS was $0.14 (vs. $0.15 YoY), adjusted EBITDA $37.4M (Q4'24: $40.7M), average operated fleet ~45 vessels with a TCE reference of $6,521, daily vessel OpEx $5,686 (up 13% YoY), seven Capes on period charters (avg remaining duration 1.8 years at ~$24,000/day) with Capes backlog topping $130M and total contracted revenue/backlog cited at ~$178M; the Board declared a $0.05/share dividend, liquidity was highlighted as ~€163–167M cash plus ~€218–220M undrawn RCF (combined liquidity ≈$385M), low net debt per vessel of €8.4M, an average fleet age ~10.4 years and ~80% Japanese‑built vessels.Safe Bulkers Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
68
Positive
Balance Sheet
73
Positive
Cash Flow
56
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 275.74M | 307.63M | 284.40M | 349.72M | 329.03M |
| Gross Profit | 99.06M | 140.17M | 119.41M | 210.02M | 194.87M |
| EBITDA | 129.09M | 190.46M | 159.42M | 242.57M | 245.13M |
| Net Income | 38.56M | 97.38M | 77.35M | 172.55M | 174.35M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 1.40B | 1.40B | 1.34B | 1.25B | 1.09B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 153.15M | 128.42M | 89.94M | 114.38M | 102.08M |
| Total Debt | 540.14M | 536.64M | 507.92M | 414.36M | 377.65M |
| Total Liabilities | 572.48M | 571.48M | 547.30M | 474.00M | 415.08M |
| Stockholders Equity | 830.71M | 831.62M | 792.51M | 771.92M | 679.24M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 60.30M | -14.32M | -86.90M | 34.72M | 107.97M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 102.29M | 130.46M | 122.21M | 218.00M | 217.20M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 9.70M | -71.73M | -151.73M | -229.40M | 8.55M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -52.37M | -25.86M | 29.14M | -40.10M | -225.90M |
Safe Bulkers Technical Analysis
Positive
5.37
Price Trends
6.56
Positive
6.09
Positive
5.30
Positive
Market Momentum
0.14
Positive
52.38
Neutral
25.46
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For SB, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 5.37 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 6.89, below the 50-day MA of 6.56, and above the 200-day MA of 5.30, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.14 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 52.38 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 25.46 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for SB.
Safe Bulkers Risk Analysis
Safe Bulkers disclosed 73 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Safe Bulkers reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Safe Bulkers Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 Outperform | $492.92M | 2.35 | 32.77% | 4.95% | 7.03% | 21.29% | |
71 Outperform | $1.05B | 26.47 | <0.01% | 4.04% | 2.22% | -63.61% | |
69 Neutral | $536.40M | 8.55 | 8.13% | 3.57% | 22.58% | 56.30% | |
66 Neutral | $705.49M | 10.42 | 4.68% | 4.16% | -10.37% | -64.20% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
62 Neutral | $3.00B | 8.36 | 3.46% | 1.59% | -17.62% | -74.58% | |
60 Neutral | $442.50M | 8.05 | -1.71% | ― | ― | ― |
* Industrials Sector Average
SB
Safe Bulkers
6.90
3.32
92.47%
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71.20
34.04
91.59%
GNK
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24.10
11.46
90.59%
SBLK
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26.69
11.10
71.14%
PANL
Pangaea Logistics Solutions
8.20
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79.59%
CMDB
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18.30
8.89
94.47%
Safe Bulkers Corporate Events
Safe Bulkers Sells Two Older Drybulk Vessels as Part of Fleet Renewal Strategy
May 19, 2026
On May 18, 2026, Monaco-based Safe Bulkers, Inc. announced it had agreed to sell two Japanese-built drybulk vessels, the 2006 Post-Panamax MV Xenia for $13.0 million and the 2008 Kamsarmax MV Pedhoulas Commander for $14.7 million, with delivery to...
Safe Bulkers Signs Recapitulation Deals for Four Eco-Efficient Newbuild Dry Bulk Vessels
May 11, 2026
On May 11, 2026, Safe Bulkers announced it had entered into recapitulation agreements to acquire four Japanese newbuild dry bulk vessels, comprising three 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax ships and one 182,000 dwt Capesize, all scheduled for delivery in 2029....
Safe Bulkers Adds Two Directors as Board Expands to Eleven
Apr 16, 2026
On April 15, 2026, Monaco-based Safe Bulkers, Inc. said its board of directors voted to expand its size from nine to eleven members, signaling a move to broaden governance capacity as the dry-bulk shipowner navigates capital markets and operationa...
Safe Bulkers Declares Quarterly Dividends on Series C and D Preferred Shares
Apr 3, 2026
Safe Bulkers, Inc., a Monaco-based dry-bulk shipping company serving major global charterers in commodities such as grain, coal and iron ore, maintains listings for its common and preferred shares on the New York Stock Exchange under tickers SB, S...
Safe Bulkers Files 2025 Form 20-F Annual Report with SEC
Mar 4, 2026
Safe Bulkers, Inc., a Monaco-based drybulk shipping company listed on the NYSE, operates a fleet that transports key commodities including coal, grain and iron ore for major global customers. Its securities include common shares and two series of ...
Safe Bulkers Posts Lower 2025 Earnings but Maintains Dividend After Q4 Results
Feb 23, 2026
Safe Bulkers, Inc. reported unaudited financial results on February 18, 2026, for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, highlighting quarterly net revenues of $72.6 million and net income of $11.8 million, with adjusted net income o...
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