Analyzing Kirin (OTCMKTS:KNBWY) & Thai Beverage Public (OTCMKTS:TBVPF)

Dividends

Thai Beverage Public pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 101.2%. Kirin pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Thai Beverage Public pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kirin pays out 21.7% 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Thai Beverage Public and Kirin”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thai Beverage Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.87	0.46
Kirin	$16.28 billion	0.95	$988.53 million	$1.57	12.14

Kirin has higher revenue and earnings than Thai Beverage Public. Thai Beverage Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kirin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Thai Beverage Public and Kirin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thai Beverage Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kirin	7.79%	12.29%	5.63%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

8.7% of Thai Beverage Public shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kirin beats Thai Beverage Public on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Thai Beverage Public

Thai Beverage Public Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, produces and distributes alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and food products worldwide. It operates through Spirits, Beer, Non-Alcoholic Beverages, and Food segments. The company offers liquor, beer, malt, and yeast products; spirits, including brown spirits, white spirits, herbs, and other products; and non-alcoholic beverages comprising drinking and soda water, electrolyte beverages, energy drinks, green and herbal tea, ready-to-drink coffee, and soft drinks; tea, isotonics, soya drinks, Asian and sparkling drinks, cordials, water, pasteurized milk, UHT milk, sterilized milk, yoghurt, canned milk, pasteurized juice, ready-to-drink juice, ice cream, and cereal bars. The company also provides chilled and frozen food products; fertilizers, feeds, bricks, and oak barrels; and digital and technology services. In addition, it is involved in the trading of molasses; provision of transportation and distribution, logistics, recycling, advertising and marketing, consultancy, asset and brands management, public cold storage, and human resources and organization development services; operation of restaurants, bakeries, and social enterprise; and production and distribution of biogas. Further, the company engages in the trading of bottles and supplies; wholesale and trading of beverages; and production of metal and plastic packaging businesses. Additionally, it engages in trademark holding and production of beer concentrates; e-commerce business; asset management business; provision of marketing management consulting; development, rental, and investment in properties; mechanical equipment manufacturing; warehousing business; trading of chemical and packaging materials; manufacture of equipment used in food manufacturing; and installation and maintenance of machinery system and equipment. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

About Kirin

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited engages in food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, and health science businesses. The company's products include beer, wine, whiskey, spirits, soft drinks, dairy products, and other products. It also produces and sells pharmaceutical products, biochemical products, and other products. In addition, the company engages in the factories and theme park businesses; management and operation of a chain of Kirin City beer pubs; and manufacture and sale of amino acids and nucleic acids for pharmaceutical and industrial use bulk pharmaceuticals, as well as margarine, jams, and honey. Further, it is involved in the manufacture and sale of Coca-Cola products and other soft drinks; manufacture of Four Roses bourbon; transport logistic services; shared services, such as accounting, human resources, and real estate; Internal information system development; sales of feed; insurance agent; and sales of the supplements; research, development, manufacture, and sale of cosmetics and health foods. The company was formerly known as Kirin Brewery Company, Limited and changed its name to Kirin Holdings Company, Limited in July 2007. Kirin Holdings Company, Limited was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.