# Euroseas Ltd. (Marshall Islands) (ESEA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Shipping. Price $65.45, market value $462 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 3.4×** (5-yr avg 1.8×, 3-yr avg 1.9×). Euroseas Ltd. (Marshall Islands) trades at 3.4× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 1.8×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 3.8×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 0.17**. A PEG of 0.17 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.0×.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 2.9×**. Enterprise value is 2.9× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 19.3%**. Free cash flow equals 19.3% of the market value. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 29.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 29.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 66.0%**. Euroseas Ltd. (Marshall Islands) keeps 66.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 59.2%**. 59.2% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 60.1%**. 60.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 29.6%**. 29.6% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 21.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 21.0%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 19.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 19.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.0%** (3-yr 7.6%/yr, 5-yr 33.7%/yr). Revenue grew 7.0% over the last year, against 33.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 21.7%** (3-yr 10.1%/yr, 5-yr 102.4%/yr). Earnings per share rose 21.7%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.47**. Debt is 0.47 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.2×**. It would take 0.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 10.5×**. Operating profit covers interest 10.5× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 4.89** (quick 4.89). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 4.89 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.39**. A Z-score of 3.39 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.87%** ($4.40 per share, trailing). Euroseas Ltd. (Marshall Islands) yields 4.87%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 14%** (28% of free cash flow). 14% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover Euroseas Ltd. (Marshall Islands); the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $91.75 (+40% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 17.1%** (YTD 22.0%, 3-mo -17.0%). The shares are up 17.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -17.8%** (28.3% above the low). Trading 18% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 35**. An RSI of 35 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.20** (volatility 42%). Beta of 1.20 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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