Seacor Marine Holdings Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Seacor Marine Holdings Inc. had return on equity of -9.9%, an operating margin of 6.0%, debt equal to 128.2% of equity and a current ratio of 2.54. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | — | 30.7% | 10.7% | 33.3% | 37.2% | 35.7% | 25.5% | 20.9% | 42.9% | 27.3% | 20.2% | 20.7% |
| Operating margin | −10.6% | −81.1% | −74.6% | −38.2% | −31.1% | −50.5% | −21.7% | −24.8% | 12.7% | −3.8% | 6.0% | 1.5% |
| Net margin | −7.4% | −61.2% | −18.9% | −43.3% | −53.2% | −55.6% | 19.4% | −33.0% | −3.3% | −28.8% | −12.2% | −17.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −18.3% | −60.3% | −19.7% | −49.5% | −24.7% | −35.5% | 1.3% | −6.9% | −0.6% | −6.5% | −37.4% | −34.4% |
| Return on equity | −4.0% | −21.4% | −6.3% | −15.0% | −18.9% | −18.4% | 7.8% | −17.4% | −2.5% | −23.3% | −9.9% | −14.4% |
| Return on assets | — | −13.0% | −3.3% | −7.4% | −8.8% | −7.8% | 3.4% | −8.3% | −1.2% | −10.4% | −4.0% | −5.7% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.33 | 0.33 |
| Current ratio | — | 3.09 | 1.79 | 2.14 | 1.62 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.09 | 2.14 | 2.04 | 2.54 | 2.20 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 45.7% | 68.5% | 84.3% | 88.5% | 130.0% | 89.9% | 96.0% | 94.4% | 117.4% | 128.2% | 129.8% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | 0.9x | n/m | 0.4x | 0.1x |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 23.8% | 46.8% | 39.7% | 19.9% | 25.7% | 14.7% | 4.1% | 0.2% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 21.4% | 13.4% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.8% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 | 2026 Q3Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 33.1% | 24.5% | 18.6% | 19.4% | 18.5% | 15.2% | 14.5% | 33.1% |
| Operating margin | 15.2% | −9.5% | 10.0% | 30.5% | −9.9% | −14.4% | 29.2% | −2.4% |
| Net margin | −37.6% | −27.9% | −11.1% | 15.2% | −27.9% | −35.7% | 6.0% | −16.5% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 7.9% | −58.1% | −20.2% | −33.8% | −39.4% | −47.9% | −35.9% | −17.9% |
| Current ratio | 2.04 | 1.87 | 1.63 | 2.39 | 2.54 | 2.36 | 2.38 | 2.20 |
| Debt to equity | 115.7% | 119.9% | 127.5% | 123.3% | 126.6% | 132.3% | 127.1% | 128.4% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $157m of assets due within a year against $71m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $157m short-term assets against $301m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $42m of cash against $313m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 128% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 75% to 128% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$44m of operating cash flow against $313m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $3m against $33m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Seacor Marine's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -6.2% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 6 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 26.3%, moving by 6.2 percentage points (standard deviation) across 9 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -26.4%; its worst year was -114.0%.
- Cash conversion 1 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 1 of 10 years, at a median -25.0% of revenue.
- Discipline 16 / 20
The diluted share count fell 0.7% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 2.5% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (33 before it).
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