Financial Contrast: Samsonite Group (SMSEY) & Its Competitors

Samsonite Group (OTCMKTS:SMSEY) is one of 46 public companies in the “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Samsonite Group to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

40.3% of shares of all “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.2% of shares of all “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Samsonite Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Samsonite Group	0	0	0	2	4.00
Samsonite Group Competitors	117	910	998	28	2.46

As a group, “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies have a potential upside of 19.63%. Given Samsonite Group’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Samsonite Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Samsonite Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Samsonite Group	8.67%	21.65%	6.52%
Samsonite Group Competitors	0.03%	1.25%	0.50%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Samsonite Group and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Samsonite Group	$3.59 billion	$345.70 million	8.93
Samsonite Group Competitors	$2.66 billion	$100.62 million	3.19

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

Dividends

Samsonite Group pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Samsonite Group pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 71.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Samsonite Group is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Volatility & Risk

Samsonite Group has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Samsonite Group’s peers have a beta of -0.51, indicating that their average share price is 151% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Samsonite Group beats its peers on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

About Samsonite Group

Samsonite International S.A. engages in the design, manufacture, sourcing, and distribution of travel luggage bags in North America, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The company offers luggage, business, computer, outdoor, casual, and women's bags; and travel accessories and slim protective cases for personal electronic devices primarily under the Samsonite, Tumi, American Tourister, Speck, High Sierra, Gregory, Lipault, Kamiliant, Hartmann, and eBags brands, as well as other owned and licensed brand names. It sells its products through various wholesale distribution channels, as well as through company operated retail stores and e-commerce. The company was founded in 1910 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.