Woolworths Group (OTCMKTS:WOLWF) versus CP ALL Public (OTCMKTS:CVPUF) Financial Analysis

Woolworths Group (OTCMKTS:WOLWF) and CP ALL Public (OTCMKTS:CVPUF) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Dividends

Woolworths Group pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. CP ALL Public pays an annual dividend of $0.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 62.3%. Woolworths Group pays out 69.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CP ALL Public pays out 74.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Woolworths Group and CP ALL Public, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woolworths Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
CP ALL Public	0	0	0	0	0.00

Woolworths Group currently has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 63.21%. Given Woolworths Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Woolworths Group is more favorable than CP ALL Public.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

14.5% of Woolworths Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.4% of CP ALL Public shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Woolworths Group and CP ALL Public”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Woolworths Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.96	11.59
CP ALL Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.09	1.20

CP ALL Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woolworths Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Woolworths Group and CP ALL Public’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Woolworths Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
CP ALL Public	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Woolworths Group beats CP ALL Public on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Woolworths Group

Woolworths Group Limited operates retail stores in Australia and New Zealand. It operates through Australian Food, Australian B2B, New Zealand Food, BIG W, and Other segments. The Australian Food segment procures and resells food and related products, and provides services to customers in Australia. The Australian B2B segment engages in procurement and distribution of food and related products for resale to other businesses, as well as provision of supply chain services to business customers in Australia. The New Zealand Food segment is involved in the procurement and resale of food and drinks, and provides services to retail customers in New Zealand. BIG W segment procures and resells discount general merchandise products to customers in Australia. The Other segment operates Quantium and MyDeal retail stores The company was formerly known as Woolworths Limited and changed its name to Woolworths Group Limited in December 2017. Woolworths Group Limited was incorporated in 1924 and is based in Bella Vista, Australia.

About CP ALL Public

CP ALL Public Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates and franchises convenience stores under the 7-Eleven name to other retailers primarily in Thailand. It operates through four segments: Convenience stores, Wholesale, Retail and Mall, and Other. The company also operates frozen food plants and bakeries; distributes various commercial cards and tickets, catalog merchandises, and food and non-food products; and retails health and beauty products. In addition, it offers bill payment, software development, information system design and development, logistics, digital healthcare, medical consultancy, delivery rental, storage, marketing and consulting, research and development, and microbiologic and scientific laboratory services. Further, the company engages in the e-commerce, insurance broker, and telecommunication businesses. Additionally, it operates training centers and educational institutions; produces ready meals; and trades and retails equipment, as well as offers maintenance of convenience stores equipment. The company was formerly known as C.P. Seven Eleven Public Company Limited. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Nonthaburi, Thailand.