Head to Head Survey: SEB (SEBYF) vs. Its Competitors

Dividends

SEB pays an annual dividend of C$1.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. SEB pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Household Durables” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.4% and pay out 33.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. SEB lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
SEB	N/A	N/A	15.43
SEB Competitors	$5.29 billion	$322.27 million	27.04

SEB’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than SEB. SEB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEB	N/A	N/A	N/A
SEB Competitors	-21.12%	-14.53%	1.23%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

18.4% of SEB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.7% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by institutional investors. 18.5% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

SEB competitors beat SEB on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

SEB Company Profile

SEB SA designs, manufactures, and markets small domestic equipment worldwide. It offers kitchen electrics, such as deep fryers, rice cookers, electrical pressure cookers, informal meal appliances, waffle makers, grills, toasters, multicookers, filter and pod coffee makers, espresso machines, electrical kettles, home beer-taps, soy milk makers, blenders, cooking food processors, kitchen machines, mixers, and beaters. The company also provides home and personal care, which includes irons and steam generators, garment steamers, canister vacuum cleaners with or without dust bag, steam and upright vacuum cleaners, vacuum weepers, versatile vacuums, fans, heaters, air treatment appliances, hair care appliances, depilators, and bathroom scales. In addition, it offers cookware comprising frying pans, saucepans pots, pressure cookers, bakeware, kitchen utensils, food storage containers, carafes, flasks, thermo mugs, cutlery, and woks. Further, the company designs, produces, and markets crepe makers, waffle makers, planchas, and grills for professionals and consumers. The company provides its products under various consumer brands including Arno, Asia Vina, Calor, Clock, EMSA, imusa, Kaiser, Krupus, Maharaj Whiteline, MIRRO, Moulinex, OBH NORDICA, PANEX, Rochedo, Rowenta, Samurai, Seb, SUPOR, Tefal T-fal, umco, and WearEver brands. It offers products under premium brands, which includes All-Clad, Krampouz, Lagostina, Silit, WMF, and Forge Adour brands; and professional brands, such as HEPP, Schaerer, Wilbur Curtis, and Zummo brands. The company was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Écully, France.