Analyzing Koss (KOSS) & The Competition

Koss (NASDAQ:KOSS) is one of 150 public companies in the “Household Durables” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Koss to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Koss	-8.57%	-3.62%	-2.98%
Koss Competitors	-21.23%	-15.50%	1.16%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.2% of Koss shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.7% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are owned by institutional investors. 44.3% of Koss shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.5% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Koss and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Koss	$12.62 million	-$880,000.00	-33.37
Koss Competitors	$5.29 billion	$322.27 million	26.99

Koss’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Koss. Koss 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Koss and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Koss	1	0	0	0	1.00
Koss Competitors	1718	7262	8042	300	2.40

As a group, “Household Durables” companies have a potential upside of 42.47%. Given Koss’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Koss has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility & Risk

Koss has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koss’ peers have a beta of 1.73, suggesting that their average share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Koss peers beat Koss on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Koss

Koss Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of stereo headphones and related accessories in the United States, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Canada, Korea, Republic of Belgium, Malaysia, and internationally. It offers high-fidelity headphones, wireless bluetooth headphones, wireless bluetooth speakers, computer headsets, telecommunications headsets, and active noise canceling headphones. The company sells its products through distributors, international distributors, audio specialty stores, the internet, national retailers, grocery stores, electronics retailers, and prisons under the Koss name, as well as private label. It sells its products to distributors for resale to school systems, as well as directly to other manufacturers. The company markets through domestic retail outlets and numerous retailers. It exports its products. Koss Corporation was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.