Danaos Corp vs Matson Inc

Danaos Corp (DAC) is undervalued and Matson Inc (MATX) is fairly valued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, DAC trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +76%, against -3% for MATX.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Danaos Corp (DAC)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.3% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $656.04; the price of $156.00 is 76% below that value, and 79% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 100/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Matson Inc (MATX)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $221.12; the price of $226.78 is 3% above that value, and 70% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 59/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricDACMATX
VerdictUndervaluedFairly valued
Price$156.00$226.78
Intrinsic value$656.04$221.12
Margin of safety+76%-3%
Leak Score100/100 (3/12)59/100 (3/12)
Market cap$2.8B$6.8B
Revenue growth, 5 years17.7%7.0%
Operating margin48.4%14.4%
Net margin51.3%13.4%
Return on equity14.1%17.2%
Debt to equity0.300.12
P/E5.3x15.2x
Forward P/E5.7x13.5x
P/B0.7x2.5x
Dividend yield2.3%0.6%

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