Virco Manufacturing (VIRC) & Its Competitors Head-To-Head Contrast

Virco Manufacturing (NASDAQ:VIRC) is one of 354 public companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Virco Manufacturing to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Virco Manufacturing has a beta of 0.18, indicating that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virco Manufacturing’s competitors have a beta of 2.55, indicating that their average share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

31.0% of Virco Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.9% of Virco Manufacturing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Virco Manufacturing and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Virco Manufacturing	-1.31%	-2.32%	-1.39%
Virco Manufacturing Competitors	-67.40%	-119.18%	-1.34%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Virco Manufacturing and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Virco Manufacturing	$199.65 million	$2.57 million	-38.81
Virco Manufacturing Competitors	$2.44 billion	$140.58 million	14.83

Virco Manufacturing’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Virco Manufacturing. Virco Manufacturing 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.

Dividends

Virco Manufacturing pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Virco Manufacturing pays out -62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out 64.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Virco Manufacturing has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Virco Manufacturing and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Virco Manufacturing	1	1	0	0	1.50
Virco Manufacturing Competitors	1899	6240	9019	663	2.47

As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 9.39%. Given Virco Manufacturing’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Virco Manufacturing has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Virco Manufacturing competitors beat Virco Manufacturing on 12 of the 15 factors compared.

About Virco Manufacturing

Virco Mfg. Corporation engages in the design, production, and distribution of furniture in the United States and Canada. The company offers seating products, including 4-leg chairs, cantilever chairs, mobile task chairs and lab stools, tablet armchairs, steel-frame and floor rockers, series stools, hard plastic seating, folding and upholstered stack chairs, and plastic stack and upholstered ergonomic chairs. It also provides activity, butcher block, folding, office, technology, and mobile tables; desks and workstations, and instructor media stations and towers; chair desks and combo units, tablet arm and caster units, mobile workstations, student desks, and returns and credenzas; and computer furniture solutions. In addition, the company provides administrative office furniture, including desks, returns, bookcases, and other items, as well as steel storage cabinets, wardrobe tower cabinets, file credenzas, and mobile pedestals; laboratory furniture comprising steel-based science tables, table bases, lab stools, and wood-frame science tables; mobile furniture, such as mobile tables, mobile cabinets, and mobile chairs for school settings and offices; and handling and storage equipment, and stackable storage trucks. It serves public and private educational institutions, charter schools, convention centers and arenas, hospitality providers, government facilities, and places of worship through its sales and support teams, and dealers' network. Virco Mfg. Corporation was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Torrance, California.