Contrasting Dorel Industries (DIIBF) and Its Peers

Dorel Industries (OTCMKTS:DIIBF) is one of 150 publicly-traded companies in the “Household Durables” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Dorel Industries to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Dorel Industries has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dorel Industries’ peers have a beta of 1.77, suggesting that their average share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Dorel Industries and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dorel Industries	$1.19 billion	-$142.22 million	-0.22
Dorel Industries Competitors	$5.27 billion	$310.98 million	9.37

Dorel Industries’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Dorel Industries. Dorel Industries 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

53.6% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Dorel Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Dorel Industries and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dorel Industries	-12.73%	N/A	-11.89%
Dorel Industries Competitors	-2.57%	-17.07%	1.23%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Dorel Industries and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dorel Industries	0	1	0	0	2.00
Dorel Industries Competitors	1815	7448	8169	317	2.39

As a group, “Household Durables” companies have a potential upside of 37.05%. Given Dorel Industries’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dorel Industries has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Dorel Industries peers beat Dorel Industries on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

About Dorel Industries

Dorel Industries Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, sourcing, marketing, and distribution of home and juvenile products worldwide. The company operates through Dorel Home and Dorel Juvenile segments. The Dorel Home segment offers ready-to assemble furniture and home furnishings products, including metal folding furniture, futons, children's furniture, step stools, hand trucks, ladders, outdoor furniture, and other imported furniture items. This segment markets its products under the DHP, Signature Sleep, Little Seeds, Ameriwood Home, Cosco Home & Office, Queer Eye, Cosmo Living, Novogratz, Real Rooms, Mr. Kate, Baby Relax, Alphason, Bertini, Ntense, and Notio brands. The Dorel Juvenile segment provides children's accessories comprising infant car seats, strollers, home equipment, toys, infant health, and safety aids under the Maxi-Cosi, Tiny Love, Infanti, Safety 1st, Bébé Confort, Quinny, and Cosco brands. The company was formerly known as Dorel Co. Ltd. and changed its name to Dorel Industries Inc. in May 1987. Dorel Industries Inc. was incorporated in 1962 and is headquartered in Westmount, Canada.