Financial Contrast: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (KAIKY) and The Competition

Dividends

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha pays an annual dividend of $20.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 118.7%. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.5% and pay out 27.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Competitors	27.85%	11.61%	5.77%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

30.7% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 29.0% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha	N/A	N/A	0.23
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Competitors	$3.64 billion	$334.44 million	14.72

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha rivals beat Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Company Profile

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. provides marine, land, and air transportation services in Japan, the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It offers dry bulk carrier, car carrier, liquefied natural gas carrier, crude oil tanker, containerships, and liquefied petroleum gas transportation services. The company also engages in the offshore and energy development business. In addition, it operates container terminals; and offers warehousing and cargo consolidation services. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.