Ardmore Shipping Corp

ASC
About the company

Ardmore Shipping Corporation engages in the seaborne transportation of petroleum products and chemicals worldwide. The company's fleet consists of 26 vessels, including 25 owned Eco-design vessels and one chartered-in vessels. It serves oil majors, national oil companies, oil and chemical traders, chemical companies, and pooling service providers.

Country: Marshall IslandsPrice: $19.52Market Cap: $796.5M

Investment snapshot

18%positive consensus
Scored 1d ago

Positive

3

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

4 / 9

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

$20.81

+6.6% vs price

Models with upside

3 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Strongest signal

Models split on ASC at $19.52 — fair values range $9.93–$33.25

Key risk

14 of 16 flag ASC's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +11 more

Framework analysis

VerdictMeaning
BUYPositive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met.
PASSThe company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state.
NEUTRALNeither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position.
FAILThe company does not clear the framework's requirements.
RankedRanked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL.

Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.

MetricGraham

Defensive Value

Buffett

Quality Compounder

Lynch

GARP

Greenblatt

Magic Formula

Piotroski

F-Score

Dreman

Contrarian Value

Munger

Quality Focus

Pabrai

Dhandho Framework

Akre

Three-Legged Stool

Marks

Risk-Aware Value

Ackman

Activist Value

Templeton

Global Bargain Hunter

Sleep

Scale Economies Shared

Asness

Systematic Factors

Neff

Low-P/E Total Return

Schloss

Asset-Value Discipline

O'Shaughnessy

Systematic Factor Composite

VerdictPASSFAILFAILFAIL · Rank #1419 (Top 45.8%)PASSPASSNEUTRALFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILNEUTRALFAILNEUTRALNEUTRAL
Score
AnalysisChecking access…Checking access…Checking access…Checking access…Checking access…Checking access…Checking access…Checking access…Checking access…Checking access…Checking access…Checking access…Checking access…Checking access…Checking access…Checking access…Checking access…
Intrinsic Value (annual)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Margin of Safety-11.2%N/AN/A+6.2%N/A+41.3%N/AN/AN/A-96.6%N/A+18.8%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Financial Basis

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-03-06

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

  • Valuation models60% pass✓ 3✗ 2▾

    Models split on ASC at $19.52 — fair values range $9.93–$33.25

    Graham fair value$17.56
    ✗Graham-11.2% margin vs $19.52
    Greenblatt fair value$20.81
    ✓Greenblatt+6.2% margin vs $19.52
    Dreman fair value$33.25
    ✓Dreman+41.3% margin vs $19.52
    Marks fair value$9.93
    ✗Marks-96.6% margin vs $19.52
    Templeton fair value$24.04
    ✓Templeton+18.8% margin vs $19.52
  • Debt & Leverage58% pass✓ 10✗ 5▾

    7 of 12 pass — Graham, Lynch, Piotroski +2 more object

    LT Debt vs Net Current AssetsLT Debt $127.0M vs NCA $86.0M
    ✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
    Debt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 0.20, IC: 7.8x
    ✓BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
    Total Debt / Equity0.20
    ✓Lynch< 0.33
    Cash - Long-term Debt$-80.2M
    ✗LynchPositive preferred
    LT Debt / Total Assets Change5.50% -> 16.10%
    ✗PiotroskiDecreased YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities4.33
    ✓Dreman> 1.5✓SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
    Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity0.20
    ✓Dreman< 0.8✓Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✓SchlossD/E < 1.00x
    Debt Levels0.20
    ✓MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✓AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
    Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=7.8x, D/EBITDA=N/A (D&A unavailable)
    ✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
    Total Debt / Shareholders Equity0.20
    ✓Ackman<= 1.0
    Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-0.2002; #1682/4210 (top 40.0%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section

Where It Falls Short

  • Profitability13% pass✓ 8✗ 27▾

    14 of 16 flag ASC's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +11 more

    Net income / market capitalization+5.15%; #1638/6340 (top 25.8%)
    ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Positive EPS (10 years)7/16 years positive
    ✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
    EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)N/A (negative base EPS)
    ✗Graham>= 33% growth
    Net Income Positive (10+ years)7/16 years positive
    ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
    ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)13.4%
    ✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
    Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-4.6% (latest)
    ✓BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
    Free Cash Flow Proxy
    ✗BuffettPositive and growing
    Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)3.31
    ✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
    Retained Earnings Effectiveness
    ✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)P/E 22.2x (growth N/A)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    3-5 Year EPS CAGR-37.0%
    ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
    ROE6.5%
    ✗Lynch> 15%
    EBIT / Enterprise Value5.4%
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=5.4%, ROC=7.0%
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Net Income / Total Assets5.20%
    ✓PiotroskiROA > 0
    ROA Change YoY18.87% -> 5.20% (delta: -13.67%)
    ✗PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=10.35%, ROA=5.20%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Gross Margin Change YoY
    ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Pre-Tax Income / Revenue13.4%
    ✓Dreman>= 8%
    Net Income / Shareholders' Equity6.5%
    ✗Dreman> 12%
    Margin of SafetyP/E=22.2x, P/B=1.3x
    ✓PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
    Return on Equity16.7% (3-yr avg)
    ✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
    Discount to Intrinsic Value41.3% (IV=$33.25 vs Price=$19.52)
    ✓Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Positive Net Income Frequency7/15 years positive
    ✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    Operating Income / Revenue
    ✗Ackman>= 15%
    Net Income / Shareholders Equity6.5%
    ✗Ackman>= 15%
    5-Year EPS CAGR-37.0% CAGR over 3 years
    ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
    Operating Margin Trend
    ✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
    Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trend
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    Gross profit / total assets
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Net income / positive book equity+6.47%; #2290/5226 (top 43.8%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0954; #3416/5884 (top 58.1%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR-37.0% over 3 years
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    Positive Diluted-EPS Years5/10 years positive
    ✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
  • Cash Flow20% pass✓ 3✗ 9▾

    8 of 10 flag ASC's cash flow — Buffett, Lynch, Dreman +5 more

    Free Cash Flow Proxy
    ✗BuffettPositive and growing
    FCF Positive and Growing
    ✗LynchPositive and growing
    Operating Cash Flow$81.6M
    ✓PiotroskiCFO > 0
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=10.35%, ROA=5.20%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Price / (CFO / Shares)9.7x
    ✗Dreman< 8x
    P/E or FCF YieldP/E=22.2x
    ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    FCF Positive
    ✗MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
    (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap
    ✗Ackman>= 4%
    Price / FCF per Share
    ✗Ackman<= 25
    Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency14/15 years positive
    ✓SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
    Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures
    ✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
  • Valuation23% pass✓ 9✗ 19▾

    10 of 13 flag ASC's valuation — Lynch, Greenblatt, Dreman +7 more

    Price / Book Value per Share1.3x
    ✗Dreman< 1.2x✓Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
    Net income / market capitalization+5.15%; #1638/6340 (top 25.8%)
    ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Price / 3-yr avg EPS8.8x
    ✓Graham<= 15x
    Price-to-Book Ratio1.3x
    ✓Graham<= 1.5x
    P/E x P/B11.00
    ✓Graham<= 22.5
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)P/E 22.2x (growth N/A)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    EBIT / Enterprise Value5.4%
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=5.4%, ROC=7.0%
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Price / EPS22.2x
    ✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
    Price / (CFO / Shares)9.7x
    ✗Dreman< 8x
    Valuation ReasonablenessP/E=22.2x
    ✓MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
    P/E or FCF YieldP/E=22.2x
    ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/E=22.2x, P/B=1.3x
    ✓MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
    Discount to Intrinsic Value41.3% (IV=$33.25 vs Price=$19.52)
    ✓Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Price / FCF per Share
    ✗Ackman<= 25
    Price vs. Trailing Low215% of trailing low ($9.06)
    ✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
    Positive book equity / market capitalization+0.7964; #1935/6449 (top 30.0%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Price / Diluted EPS22.2x
    ✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)
    (EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E-1.60
    ✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)
    Price / Tangible Book Value per Share1.25x
    ✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
    Book Value per Share Change+61.3%
    ✓SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
    Revenue / market capitalization+0.3895; #2953/5247 (top 56.3%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date+26.10%; #1130/6202 (top 18.2%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
  • Verdicts23% pass✓ 3✗ 10▾

    Split decision: 9 FAIL · 4 NEUTRAL · 3 PASS

    Overall verdict
    ✓GrahamPASS (5/9)✗BuffettFAIL (2/9)✗LynchFAIL (1/7)✗GreenblattRank #1419✓PiotroskiPASS (F-Score 4)✓DremanPASS (5/11)•MungerNEUTRAL (3/4)✗PabraiFAIL (1/3)✗AkreFAIL (1/6)✗MarksFAIL (3/5)✗AckmanFAIL (2/9)✗TempletonFAIL (3/8)✗SleepFAIL (2/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (2/6)•SchlossNEUTRAL (4/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
  • Growth25% pass✓ 4✗ 9▾

    6 of 8 flag ASC's growth — Graham, Lynch, Ackman +3 more

    EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)N/A (negative base EPS)
    ✗Graham>= 33% growth
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)P/E 22.2x (growth N/A)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    3-5 Year EPS CAGR-37.0%
    ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
    Inventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthInv: -21.2% vs Rev: -23.6%
    ✗LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
    EPS Growth Direction$-0.37 (2011) -> $0.88 (2025)
    ✓DremanPositive over recent years
    EPS CAGR25.9% CAGR over 11 years
    ✓Dreman> 5% annualized
    Positive Net Income Frequency7/15 years positive
    ✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    3yr Median Revenue Growth-11.2%
    ✗Ackman>= 5%
    Positive EPS Growth Frequency2/5 years with positive EPS growth
    ✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
    5-Year EPS CAGR-37.0% CAGR over 3 years
    ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
    Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trend
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    5-year Revenue CAGR7.1%
    ✓SleepCAGR > 7%
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR-37.0% over 3 years
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
  • Efficiency25% pass✓ 3✗ 8▾

    6 of 8 flag ASC's efficiency — Buffett, Greenblatt, Piotroski +3 more

    Current Ratio4.33
    ✓Graham>= 2.0
    ROIC (3-5 yr avg)1.6%
    ✗Buffett> 10%
    ROIC - WACC-8.4%
    ✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
    EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)7.0%
    ✗Greenblatt> 25%
    Current Ratio Change YoY4.24 -> 4.33
    ✓PiotroskiIncreased YoY
    Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.58x -> 0.39x
    ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities4.33
    ✓Dreman> 1.5
    Return on Invested Capital
    ✗Munger> 15%
    ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=unavailable; FY2024: ROIC=unavailable; FY2025: ROIC=unavailable
    ✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
    Reinvestment Rate x ROIC
    ✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
    ROIC (5-year)
    ✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years

Business & financials

Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.

Company Profile

Industry: Transportation
SIC Sector: Water Transportation
Size: Small Cap($796.5M)
Revenue: $310.2M-23.6% YoY
Net Income: $41.0M-69.2% YoY

Financial Snapshot

Operating Margin--
Return on Equity6.5%
Debt / Equity0.20
Current Ratio4.33
EPS (Diluted)$0.88−71.2% 1y
Shares Retired−0.7% / 1.4% 2y

Similar Companies

UNPUNION PACIFIC CORP
$179.7B
CSXCSX CORP
$95.9B
RCLROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD
$86.5B
CNICANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO
$76.3B

Shareholder Return

Fiscal 2025

Issued 0.7% of shares last year, 1.4% over two.

Buybacks
—
Dividends
$12.2M

What drove EPS

A buyback raises earnings per share without the company earning more. This splits each year's change into the two.

FY23
−23.0% = −15.6% + −8.7%
FY24
12.9% = 13.9% + −0.8%
FY25
−71.2% = −69.2% + −6.7%
Earnings Fewer shares More shares

The two parts do not sum exactly to the total — the difference is the cross-term, plus preferred capital where the company has any. It is left visible rather than distributed into the other two.

Share count is the denominator the filer used for diluted EPS, recovered as net income ÷ EPS — not the balance-sheet count, which is a point-in-time figure and would put the timing difference into this split. Years with a loss are omitted: a smaller share count makes a loss per share larger, so the decomposition inverts.

Company Financials

Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years

TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.

MetricFY 2025
Sources
  • 20-F · 2026-03-06
FY 2024
Sources
  • 20-F · 2025-03-07
FY 2023
Sources
  • 20-F · 2024-03-15
FY 2022
Sources
  • 20-F · 2023-03-24
FY 2021
Sources
  • 20-F · 2022-03-11
Market Cap$796.5Mcurrent$468.1Mest.$626.5Mest.$503.4Mest.$99.4Mest.
Revenue$310.2M↓24%$405.8M↑2%$396.0M↓11%$445.7M↑132%$192.5M
Operating Income----------
Net Income$41.0M↓69%$133.0M↑14%$116.8M↓16%$138.5M↑476%-$36.8M
EPS (Diluted)$0.88↓71%$3.06↑13%$2.71↓23%$3.52↑414%$-1.12
Gross Margin—————
Operating Margin—————
ROE6.5%↓70%21.9%↑1%21.7%↓26%29.5%↑334%-12.6%
Total Debt$127.0M↑227%$38.8M↓16%$46.0M↓64%$128.8M↓11%$145.1M
Shareholders' Equity$634.3M↑4%$607.6M↑13%$537.4M↑14%$469.4M↑61%$292.0M
Current Ratio4.33↑2%4.24↑13%3.75↑26%2.98↑85%1.61
Debt / Equity0.20↑214%0.06↓25%0.09↓69%0.27↓45%0.50
Operating Cash Flow$81.6M↓49%$160.4M↑1%$159.6M↑29%$124.2M↑4405%-$2.9M
Free Cash Flow----------

Score history

Historical Score Timeline

Industry peers

Industry Peers

Similar companies in Transportation

ASC vs Peers — Financial Grading

Revenue$310.2MBottom 25%
Net Income$41.0MBottom 25%
ROE6.5%Bottom 25%
D/E0.20Top 25%
Op. Margin—
Curr. Ratio4.33Top 25%
CompanyMarket CapPriceRevenueNet IncomeROED/EOp. MarginCurr. RatioGrahamBuffettLynchGreenblattPiotroskiDreman
UNION PACIFIC CORPUNP$179.7B$302.44$24.5B$7.1B38.7%1.7240.2%0.912/94/94/70/3F-Score 73/11
CSX CORPCSX$95.9B$52.05$14.1B$2.9B22.0%1.4332.1%0.812/94/93/70/3F-Score 53/11
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTDRCL$86.5B$323.27$17.9B$4.3B42.5%2.1327.4%0.181/91/91/70/3F-Score 73/11
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COCNI$76.3B$127.18————————————
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPNSC$73.6B$327.88$12.2B$2.9B18.5%1.1035.8%0.853/96/93/70/3F-Score 65/11
MPLX LPMPLX$58.0B$57.25$13.0B$5.0B34.6%1.7945.7%1.232/94/94/71/3F-Score 68/11
Carnival Corp Ltd.CCL$39.3B$29.23$26.6B$2.8B22.5%2.1716.8%0.321/91/92/70/3F-Score 74/11
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC.ODFL$36.0B$174.54$5.5B$1.0B23.7%0.0124.8%1.443/97/95/71/3F-Score 65/11