Contrasting G. Willi-Food International (WILC) and Its Competitors

G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) is one of 150 public companies in the “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare G. Willi-Food International to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares G. Willi-Food International and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
G. Willi-Food International	12.95%	12.61%	11.30%
G. Willi-Food International Competitors	-28.45%	1.47%	2.01%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.4% of G. Willi-Food International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.0% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 79.1% of G. Willi-Food International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

G. Willi-Food International pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. G. Willi-Food International pays out 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.9% and pay out 37.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. G. Willi-Food International has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares G. Willi-Food International and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
G. Willi-Food International	$622.71 million	$28.35 million	15.08
G. Willi-Food International Competitors	$34.19 billion	$826.85 million	18.50

G. Willi-Food International’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than G. Willi-Food International. G. Willi-Food International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for G. Willi-Food International and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
G. Willi-Food International	0	1	0	0	2.00
G. Willi-Food International Competitors	2209	8124	9834	446	2.41

As a group, “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies have a potential upside of 48.55%. Given G. Willi-Food International’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe G. Willi-Food International has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

G. Willi-Food International has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, G. Willi-Food International’s competitors have a beta of 0.46, meaning that their average stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

G. Willi-Food International competitors beat G. Willi-Food International on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

G. Willi-Food International Company Profile

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. designs, imports, markets, and distributes food products worldwide. The company offers mushrooms, artichoke, beans, asparagus, capers, corn kernels, baby corn, palm hearts, vine leaves, sour pickles, mixed pickled vegetables, pickled peppers, olives, garlic, roasted eggplant sun, and dried tomatoes; and canned fish comprising tuna, sardine, anchovies, smoked and pressed cod liver, herring, fish paste, and salmon products. It also provides pineapples, peaches, apricots, pears, mangos, cherries, litchis, and fruit cocktail; olive, sunflower, soybean, corn, and rapeseed oils; dairy and dairy substitutes consisting of cheese, feta, Bulgarian cubes, goat cheese, fetina, butter, butter spread, margarine, melted cheese, cheese alternative, condensed milk, whipped cream, yogurt, frozen pizza, and other products; and dried fruits, nuts, and beans, such as figs, apricots, organic chestnuts, sunflower seeds, walnuts, pine nuts, cashews, banana chips, pistachios, and peanuts. In addition, the company offers instant noodle soup, frozen edamame soybean, freeze dried instant coffee, bagel, breadstick, lemon juice, halva, Turkish delight, cookies, vinegar, sweet pastry and crackers, sauce, corn flour, rice, pasta, spaghetti and noodles, breakfast cereals, corn flakes, rusks, tortilla, dried apples snacks, desert, ice cream, and light and alcoholic beverages. It markets its products under the Willi-Food, Euro European Dairies, Donna Rozza, Manchow, Gold Frost, Tifeeret, the Chef Dish, Art Coffe, Mr Chang, Muchi, Euro Butter, Euro Spread, Euro Cheese, Euro Cream, Euro Dessert, Euro Veg, Ha-Bulgaria, Gelato, Pinukim, Emma, Better Food, Kidoos, and TenBo brand names. The company was formerly known as G. Willi-Food Ltd. and changed its name to G. Willi-Food International Ltd. in June 1996. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Yavne, Israel. G. Willi-Food International Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Willi-Food Investments Ltd.