Analyzing Casio Computer (CSIOY) and Its Competitors

Profitability

This table compares Casio Computer and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Casio Computer	3.00%	4.74%	3.07%
Casio Computer Competitors	-154.16%	-93.85%	-8.47%

Institutional and 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Casio Computer pays an annual dividend of $2.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Casio Computer pays out 123.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Volatility & Risk

Casio Computer has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Casio Computer’s competitors have a beta of 0.80, suggesting that their average share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Casio Computer and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Casio Computer	$1.72 billion	$53.22 million	34.65
Casio Computer Competitors	$3.67 billion	$265.22 million	6.08

Casio Computer’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Casio Computer. Casio Computer 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.

Summary

Casio Computer competitors beat Casio Computer on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

About Casio Computer

Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. develops, produces, and sells consumer, system equipment, and other products. The company operates in Timepieces, Consumer, System Equipment, and Other segments. It offers timepieces, electronic dictionaries, calculators, label printers, electronic musical instruments, handheld terminals, cash registers, management support systems, data projectors, formed parts, and molds products. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.