Financial Comparison: Arcadium Lithium (NYSE:ALTM) versus JSR (OTCMKTS:JSCPF)

JSR (OTCMKTS:JSCPF) and Arcadium Lithium (NYSE:ALTM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares JSR and Arcadium Lithium’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JSR	N/A	N/A	N/A
Arcadium Lithium	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

JSR pays an annual dividend of $31.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 114.9%. Arcadium Lithium pays an annual dividend of 6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 131.9%. JSR pays out 29.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arcadium Lithium pays out 379.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares JSR and Arcadium Lithium’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JSR	N/A	N/A	N/A	$106.06	0.25
Arcadium Lithium	$1.21 billion	4.05	$1.70 billion	1.58	2.88

Arcadium Lithium has higher revenue and earnings than JSR. JSR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arcadium Lithium, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for JSR and Arcadium Lithium, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JSR	0	0	0	0	N/A
Arcadium Lithium	0	0	1	0	3.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

18.6% of JSR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of Arcadium Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Arcadium Lithium shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Arcadium Lithium beats JSR on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JSR

JSR Corporation engages in the plastics, digital solutions, and life sciences businesses in Japan and internationally. Its Digital Solutions Business provides lithography, photoresists, multi layered, packaging, cleaning, CMP materials, etc.; colour liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescence display materials, etc.; and heat-resistant transparent resin, functional films, and stereolithography, etc. The company's Life Sciences Business offers services to support drug development, vitro reagents for diagnostics, research and raw materials for regent, bioprocess materials, etc. Its Plastics Business provides synthetic resins, including ABS, AES, AS, and ASA resins. The company's Other Business offers acrylic emulsion, water-based emulsion, and stain resistance. JSR Corporation was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. As of April 16, 2024, JSR Corporation operates as a subsidiary of JICC-02 Co., Ltd..

About Arcadium Lithium

Arcadium Lithium plc engages in the production of lithium chemicals products in the Asia Pacific, North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. It offers battery-grade lithium hydroxide, lithium carbonate, butyllithium and high purity lithium metal for electric vehicles, electronics, agricultural, industrial, greases, polymers, pharmaceutical, battery, and aerospace applications. The company also owns interest in various properties located in Argentina, Canada, and Western Australia. Arcadium Lithium plc was founded in 1944 and is based in Shannon, Ireland.