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StealthGas Inc. GASS

Nasdaq · stock · Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight · website · IPO 2005-10-06 · LEI

StealthGas Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$303.4M
P / E5.0×
P / S1.8×
P / B0.4×
P / FCF3.6×
Net margin35.0%
Return on equity8.8%
FCF margin49.0%
Net cash$99.1M
Net debt / EBITDA-1.2×
Enterprise value USD$204.4M
EV / EBITDA2.5×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV27%
Return on capital8%
Graham number +193.7%$26.17

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($26.17); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-5.40% -0.80% -7.50% 1.50% 8.30% -23.40% 22.40% 36.20% 41.80% 35.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
4.90% 10.00% 6.40% 15.00% 16.10% -20.60% 21.40% 31.90% 35.80% 31.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-1.40% -0.20% -2.20% 0.40% 2.10% -7.40% 6.60% 9.40% 11.20% 8.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
39.9M 39.9M 40.1M 40.1M 38.4M 38.2M 38.2M 37.2M 37.0M 37.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$335.2M $335.2M $381.5M $299.8M $315.3M $271.9M $223.2M $46.9M $5.2M -$99.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-0.80% -0.10% -1.20% 0.20% 1.30% -4.40% 4.20% 7.40% 9.50% 8.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-13.90% -5.40% -42.90% 19.30% 2.80% 10.50% 27.70% 53.90% -1.60% 49.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.70× 0.67× 0.79× 0.66× 0.63× 0.64× 0.54× 0.23× 0.14× 0.00× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.31 $0.31 -$0.93 $1.37 $1.37 $1.90 $1.64 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

StealthGas Inc. trades at about 5.4× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 2×–12.8×, median 6.4×).

2× 12.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (2×–12.8×); dot = today's 5.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin31.8%35.8%31.9%21.4%-20.6%16.1%15.0%6.4%10.0%4.9%
Net margin35.0%41.8%36.2%22.4%-23.4%8.3%1.5%-7.5%-0.8%-5.4%
FCF margin49.0%-1.6%53.9%27.7%10.5%2.8%19.3%-42.9%-5.4%-13.9%
Return on assets8.5%9.5%7.4%4.2%-4.4%1.3%0.2%-1.2%-0.1%-0.8%
Return on equity8.8%11.2%9.4%6.6%-7.4%2.1%0.4%-2.2%-0.2%-1.4%
Debt / equity0.00×0.14×0.23×0.54×0.64×0.63×0.66×0.79×0.67×0.70×
Current ratio9.302.103.121.850.880.761.161.340.800.94

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.