Head to Head Review: Shoprite (SRGHY) vs. Its Competitors

Shoprite (OTCMKTS:SRGHY) is one of 143 publicly-traded companies in the “Broadline Retail” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Shoprite to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shoprite	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shoprite Competitors	-4.19%	-36.17%	-2.88%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shoprite	N/A	N/A	2.70
Shoprite Competitors	$22.26 billion	$1.70 billion	-218.12

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Shoprite shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Shoprite and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shoprite	0	0	1	0	3.00
Shoprite Competitors	1372	5334	10741	295	2.56

As a group, “Broadline Retail” companies have a potential upside of 14.20%. Given Shoprite’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Shoprite has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Dividends

Shoprite pays an annual dividend of $4.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.4%. Shoprite pays out 60.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Broadline Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 32.3% and pay out 11.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Shoprite lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Shoprite competitors beat Shoprite on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Shoprite Company Profile

Shoprite Holdings Ltd, an investment holding company, primarily engages in the food retailing business in South Africa and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Supermarkets RSA, Supermarkets Non-RSA, Furniture, and Other Operating segments. It also offers clothing, general merchandise, cosmetics, and liquor products; furniture and home entertainment products; and electrical and household appliances. In addition, the company distributes various pharmaceutical products and surgical equipment to pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, dispensing doctors, and veterinary surgeons. It operates stores under the Shoprite, Checkers, Checkers Hyper, Usave, Checkers Foods, OK Furniture, OK Power Express, House & Home, Shoprite LiquorShop, OK, Checkers LiquorShop, MediRite, Sentra, Megasave, OK Liquor, UNIQ, Petshop Science, Checkers Outdoor, Transpharm, Checkers Little Me, K'nect, Computicket, and Checkers Sixty60 brands. The company also operates franchise stores. Further, the company provides ticketing, and car rental and accommodation services; stadium management, capacity management, travel management, and access control solutions; and credit financing, financial, and treasury management services. Additionally, it invests in properties; and sells products to franchisees under drop-shipment arrangements. Shoprite Holdings Ltd was incorporated in 1936 and is based in Brackenfell, South Africa.