Konica Minolta (KNCAF) & Its Peers Critical Analysis

Dividends

Konica Minolta pays an annual dividend of $13.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 393.6%. Konica Minolta pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.4% and pay out 41.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Konica Minolta is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Konica Minolta and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Konica Minolta	N/A	N/A	0.06
Konica Minolta Competitors	$23.72 billion	$3.28 billion	11.36

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

24.7% of Konica Minolta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.3% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of shares of all “Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Konica Minolta and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Konica Minolta	N/A	N/A	N/A
Konica Minolta Competitors	-617.49%	-14.66%	1.39%

Summary

Konica Minolta peers beat Konica Minolta on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

Konica Minolta Company Profile

Konica Minolta, Inc. engages in digital workplace, professional print, healthcare, and industrial businesses in Japan, China, other Asian countries, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It develops, manufactures, and sells multi-functional peripherals, digital printing systems, and related consumables, as well as offers IT and printing solutions and services. The company also provides diagnostic imaging systems, such as digital X-ray diagnostic imaging, diagnostic ultrasound systems, and other systems; digitalization, networking, solutions, and services in the medical field; genetic testing and drug discovery support services; and primary care services. In addition, it offers measuring instruments; functional film displays; organic light emitting diode lighting products; industrial inkjet printheads; lenses for industrial and professional use; and imaging IoT and visual solutions. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.