Comparing Steel Partners (NYSE:SPLP) and China Merchants Holdings International (OTCMKTS:CMHHY)

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.7% of Steel Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 84.8% of Steel Partners shares are owned 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 China Merchants Holdings International and Steel Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Merchants Holdings International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Steel Partners	11.43%	21.72%	6.11%

Dividends

China Merchants Holdings International pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Steel Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Steel Partners pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares China Merchants Holdings International and Steel Partners”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Merchants Holdings International	$1.71 billion	4.93	$834.46 million	N/A	N/A
Steel Partners	$2.03 billion	0.49	$150.83 million	$11.67	4.28

China Merchants Holdings International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Steel Partners.

Volatility & Risk

China Merchants Holdings International has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Partners has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Steel Partners beats China Merchants Holdings International on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Merchants Holdings International

China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited, an investment holding company, operates as a port operator in Mainland China, Brazil, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and internationally. The company operates through Ports Operation, Bonded Logistics Operation, and Other Operations segments. It engages in the container, and bulk and general cargo terminal operation; logistic park operation, ports transportation, and airport cargo handling; and property development, holding, and investment activities. The company also provides container related logistics services; financial services; and port development, management, and operation services. In addition, it operates berths and tugboats; and holds various pieces of land. The company was formerly known as China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Limited and changed its name to China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited in June 2016. The company was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong.

About Steel Partners

Steel Partners Holdings L.P., together with its subsidiaries, engages in industrial products, energy, banking, defense, supply chain management, logistics, and youth sports businesses worldwide. It operates through Diversified Industrial, Energy, Financial Services, and Supply Chain segments. The company fabricates precious metals and alloys into brazing alloys; manufactures and sells seamless stainless steel tubing coils; fasteners, adhesives, and fastening systems for the commercial low slope roofing industry, as well as specialty fasteners for the building products industry; and woven substrates of fiberglass, quartz, carbon, and aramid materials for specialty applications. It also designs, manufactures, and markets power electronics and protection, motion control, power quality electromagnetic equipment, custom ball-screws, and gears and gearboxes used in medical, commercial and military aerospace, computer, datacom, industrial, specialty LED lighting, test and measurement, and telecom applications. In addition, the company provides meat-room blade products, repair services, and distributed products for the meat and deli departments of supermarkets, restaurants, and meat and fish processing plants, as well as for electrical saws and cutting equipment distributors; cutting blades for bakeries; and wood cutting blade products for the pallet manufacturing, pallet recycler, and portable saw mill industries. Further, it manufactures and distributes coated, laminated and metallized films for imaging, aerospace, insulation and solar photo-voltaic markets; originates and funds consumer and small business loans; issues credit cards; takes deposits; participates in syndicated commercial and industrial, and asset based credit facilities and securitizations; and offers drilling and production services to the oil and gas industry. Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc. serves as the general partner of the company. The company was founded in 1990 and is based in New York, New York.