Teijin (TINLY) versus Its Peers Critical Comparison

Risk & Volatility

Teijin has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teijin’s peers have a beta of 3.24, meaning that their average share price is 224% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

65.8% of shares of all “TEXTILE – APPAREL” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.4% of shares of all “TEXTILE – APPAREL” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Teijin pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Teijin pays out 600.0% 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, “TEXTILE – APPAREL” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.9% and pay out 32.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teijin	N/A	N/A	N/A
Teijin Competitors	4.05%	-33.71%	5.21%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Teijin and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teijin	$6.60 billion	$187.09 million	218.50
Teijin Competitors	$6.40 billion	$605.04 million	-2.50

Teijin has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. Teijin 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.

Summary

Teijin peers beat Teijin on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

About Teijin

Teijin Limited engages in the fibers, films and sheets, composites, healthcare, and IT businesses worldwide. It offers aramid fibers and polyethylene materials; carbon fibers, composite materials, and oxidized PAN fibers; polycarbonate sheets and films; high-density polyethylene porous films and materials; and microporous films. The company also provides PC resins, polyphenylene sulfide resins, molded parts, and additives; lightweight glass and carbon fiber reinforced composites for automotive applications; and polytrimethylene telephthalate products, artificial leather materials, polyester nanofibers, and recycled polyester fibers. In addition, it offers pharmaceuticals for bone and joint, respiratory, cardiovascular and metabolic, and other diseases; home oxygen therapy, non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, rehabilitation, and sleep disordered breathing related devices, as well as sonic accelerated fracture healing system and community-based integrated care system; and orthopedic implantable devices, and functional food ingredients. Further, the company provides Recopic, a radio-frequency identification technology for inventory management. Additionally, it develops and implements engineering solutions for various issues, such as environmental pollution, energy supply stability, and aging-related workforce population decline. Teijin Limited was incorporated in 1918 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.