Comparing Brother Industries (BRTHY) and Its Competitors

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Brother Industries and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brother Industries	$5.76 billion	$361.54 million	12.47
Brother Industries Competitors	$3.67 billion	$265.22 million	6.08

Brother Industries has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Brother Industries is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Brother Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Brother Industries pays out 40.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.2% and pay out 32.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

49.9% of shares of all “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.1% of shares of all “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Brother Industries and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brother Industries	6.24%	7.88%	5.89%
Brother Industries Competitors	-154.16%	-93.85%	-8.47%

Volatility and Risk

Brother Industries has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brother Industries’ rivals have a beta of 0.79, indicating that their average share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brother Industries beats its rivals on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

Brother Industries Company Profile

Brother Industries, Ltd. manufactures and sells communications and printing equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through Printing & Solutions, Machinery, Domino, Nissei, Personal & Home, and Network & Contents segments. The Printing & Solutions segment offers inkjet printers; all-in-one black-and-white and color laser printers; scanners; and labeling systems, and label and mobile printers. The Machinery segment offers industrial sewing machines, machine tools, and garment printers. The Domino segment offers coding and marking equipment, and digital printing equipment. The Nissei segment provides gearmotors, high stiffness reducers, and gears. The Personal & Home segment provides sewing and cutting machines, sewing and embroidery machines, and commercial embroidery machines. The Network & Contents segment provides online karaoke systems and applications for smartphones/tablets, as well as content, nursing care, and video viewing services; and manages karaoke clubs. The company was formerly known as Nippon Sewing Machine Manufacturing Co. and changed its name to Brother Industries, Ltd. in 1962. Brother Industries, Ltd. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.