Danaos Corporation (DAC)

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol DAC
  • Rev/Share 52.6863
  • Book/Share 178.7287
  • PB 0.4884
  • Debt/Equity 0.2145
  • CurrentRatio 3.9713
  • ROIC 0.1268

 

  • MktCap 1621527660.0
  • FreeCF/Share -2.2658
  • PFCF -37.3469
  • PE 3.3121
  • Debt/Assets 0.1692
  • DivYield 0.0384
  • ROE 0.1526

 

  • Rating S-
  • Score 5
  • Recommendation Strong Buy
  • P/E Score 4
  • DCF Score 5
  • P/B Score 5
  • D/E Score 3

Recent Analyst Ratings

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News

Danaos: Considerably Undervalued And Could Inflect Higher Soon
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Published: June 13, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Danaos trades at less than half of book value despite having minimal net debt, with strong earnings visibility through 2028 due to $3.7 billion of contracted revenues. Danaos has recently become more aggressive with share repurchases, buying back over $50 million through May 14th of this year, ~5% of the float! The containership market has strengthened significantly lately, providing Danaos a great opportunity to further contract out 2026 and 2027 when their newbuilds hit the water.

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Danaos Corp: Another Big Bet On Maritime Transport
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Published: May 29, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Danaos maintains a well-diversified fleet of vessels, with at most 23% of the vessels belonging to a single class. Hapag-Lloyd and PIL are Danaos' main clients, but they represent only 18% of contracts in each case. Danaos will embark on a fleet expansion that will increase capacity by 128,220 TEUs by 2028.

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Danaos Corporation, Inc. (DAC) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
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Published: May 14, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Danaos Corporation, Inc. (NYSE:DAC ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 14, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Evangelos Chatzis - VP, CFO, Treasurer & Secretary John Coustas - Chairman, President & CEO Conference Call Participants Omar Nokta - Jefferies Operator Good day, and welcome to the Danaos Corporation conference call to discuss the financial results for the 3 months ended March 31, 2025. As a reminder, today's call is being recorded.

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Danaos Corporation Announces Date for the Release of First Quarter 2025 Results, Conference Call and Webcast
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Published: May 08, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

ATHENS, Greece , May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC), one of the world's largest independent owners of containerships, announced today that it will release its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, after the close of the market in New York on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. The Company's management team will host a conference call to discuss the results on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at 9:00 A.M.

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Danaos: Stocks This Cheap Don't Come Around Often
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Published: February 19, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Danaos trades at 2.8x forward PE ratio, mirroring broader industry challenges, but ignoring its contracted revenue business model that shields it from short-term maritime industry volatility. A strong balance sheet with low debt, and fleet expansion and modernization with eco-friendly vessels, secures DAC's future. DAC's low valuation, growth potential, dividends, and share buybacks present a compelling opportunity for different investment strategies.

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About Danaos Corporation (DAC)

  • IPO Date 2006-10-16
  • Website https://www.danaos.com
  • Industry Marine Shipping
  • CEO Dr. John Coustas Ph.D.
  • Employees 4

Danaos Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates containerships in Australia, Asia, Europe, and the United States. The company offers seaborne transportation services, such as chartering its vessels to liner companies. As of February 28, 2022, it had a fleet of 71 containerships aggregating 436,589 twenty-foot equivalent units in capacity. The company was formerly known as Danaos Holdings Limited and changed its name to Danaos Corporation in October 2005. Danaos Corporation was founded in 1963 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.