FGI Industries (FGI) versus Its Rivals Critical Survey

FGI Industries (NASDAQ:FGI) is one of 93 public companies in the “Building Products” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare FGI Industries to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FGI Industries	-2.61%	4.31%	0.94%
FGI Industries Competitors	3.72%	-38.16%	5.06%

Risk and Volatility

FGI Industries has a beta of 2.26, meaning that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FGI Industries’ peers have a beta of 1.07, meaning that their average stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares FGI Industries and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
FGI Industries	$130.53 million	-$6.14 million	-3.03
FGI Industries Competitors	$4.01 billion	$4.65 billion	38.86

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.6% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of FGI Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for FGI Industries and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FGI Industries	1	1	1	0	2.00
FGI Industries Competitors	745	3945	5081	242	2.48

FGI Industries currently has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 106.35%. As a group, “Building Products” companies have a potential upside of 26.12%. Given FGI Industries’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe FGI Industries is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

FGI Industries peers beat FGI Industries on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About FGI Industries

FGI Industries designs, develops and distributes products for residential bathrooms. Its offerings include bathroom vanities and other furniture, shower doors and systems, bathtubs, toilets, mirrors and medicine cabinets. The company sells through home-improvement retailers, wholesalers, distributors, builders and online channels. Its portfolio includes products marketed under brands such as FGI, Foremost and Craft + Main. FGI traces its bathroom-products business to 1987 and serves customers in North America and international markets, including the United Kingdom and Europe.