Contrasting Ryohin Keikaku (RYKKY) & Its Competitors

Ryohin Keikaku (OTCMKTS:RYKKY) is one of 142 publicly-traded companies in the “Broadline Retail” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Ryohin Keikaku to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

Ryohin Keikaku has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ryohin Keikaku’s competitors have a beta of -1.12, indicating that their average stock price is 212% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Ryohin Keikaku and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryohin Keikaku	0	1	0	0	2.00
Ryohin Keikaku Competitors	1412	5422	10912	311	2.56

As a group, “Broadline Retail” companies have a potential upside of 17.83%. Given Ryohin Keikaku’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ryohin Keikaku has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ryohin Keikaku and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ryohin Keikaku	$5.90 billion	$488.18 million	32.01
Ryohin Keikaku Competitors	$54.99 billion	$1.71 billion	14.50

Ryohin Keikaku’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Ryohin Keikaku. Ryohin Keikaku is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

44.5% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.6% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Ryohin Keikaku and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryohin Keikaku	8.32%	20.31%	12.45%
Ryohin Keikaku Competitors	-2.58%	-19.42%	-2.10%

Dividends

Ryohin Keikaku pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Ryohin Keikaku pays out 6.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Broadline Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 29.1% and pay out 11.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Ryohin Keikaku competitors beat Ryohin Keikaku on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Ryohin Keikaku

Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. is a Japanese retailer and the operator of the MUJI brand, whose name comes from the Japanese phrase meaning “no-brand quality goods.” The company was established in 1989 to develop and operate the MUJI business, which began in Japan in 1980. MUJI sells a broad range of everyday products, including clothing, household goods, furniture, stationery, cosmetics and food. Its business includes product planning and development as well as sales through retail stores and online channels.