# Safe Bulkers Inc Common Stock ($0.001 par value) (SB) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Marine. Price $9.17, market value $934 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 11.9×** (5-yr avg 5.9×, 3-yr avg 8.6×). Safe Bulkers Inc Common Stock ($0.001 par value) trades at 11.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 5.9×: 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 14.3×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **Price / sales: 3.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.0×.
- **Price / book: 1.1×**. The shares trade at 1.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 11.7×**. Enterprise value is 11.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.6%**. Free cash flow equals 6.6% of the market value. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 8.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 44.2%**. Safe Bulkers Inc Common Stock ($0.001 par value) keeps 44.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 33.3%**. 33.3% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Return on equity: 4.6%**. 4.6% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 6.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 6.5%.
- **Return on assets: 6.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -63.9%** (3-yr -39.6%/yr). Earnings per share fell 63.9%.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.66**. Debt is 0.66 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.5×**. It would take 3.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Interest coverage: 3.7×**. Operating profit covers interest 3.7× over, a safe margin.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.27%** ($0.10 per share, trailing). Safe Bulkers Inc Common Stock ($0.001 par value) yields 3.27%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 74%**. 74% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving a thin cushion.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 111.5%** (YTD 93.5%, 3-mo 42.4%). The shares are up 111.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -1.5%** (121.5% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 73**. An RSI of 73 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.83** (volatility 35%). Beta of 0.83 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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