Financial Survey: Puma (PMMAF) vs. The Competition

Puma (OTCMKTS:PMMAF) is one of 117 publicly-traded companies in the “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Puma to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Puma	N/A	N/A	N/A
Puma Competitors	-3.52%	13.24%	2.57%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

4.7% of Puma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.3% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by insiders. 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.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Puma	N/A	N/A	-9.59
Puma Competitors	$5.73 billion	$464.30 million	29.02

Puma’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Puma. Puma 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 summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Puma and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Puma	0	1	1	0	2.50
Puma Competitors	1556	7504	10074	338	2.47

As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 14.18%. Given Puma’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Puma has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

Puma pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Puma pays out -12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 23.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

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

About Puma

PUMA SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and sale of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides sports lifestyle products for football, handball, rugby, cricket, volleyball, track and field, motorsports, golf, and basketball. It issues licenses to independent partners to design, develop, manufacture, and sell watches, glasses, safety shoes, workwear, and gaming accessories. The company sells its products under the PUMA and Cobra Golf brands through retail stores, factory outlets, and online stores. The company was formerly known as PUMA AG and changed its name to PUMA SE in July 2011. PUMA SE was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.