SSE (OTCMKTS:SSEZY) versus Grasim Industries (OTCMKTS:GRSXY) Financial Contrast

SSE (OTCMKTS:SSEZY) and Grasim Industries (OTCMKTS:GRSXY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for SSE and Grasim Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SSE	0	2	1	2	3.00
Grasim Industries	0	0	0	0	0.00

Risk & Volatility

SSE has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grasim Industries has a beta of -0.16, suggesting that its share price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares SSE and Grasim Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SSE	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grasim Industries	2.74%	2.78%	0.94%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.2% of SSE shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

SSE pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Grasim Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Grasim Industries pays out 14.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SSE and Grasim Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SSE	$13.14 billion	1.70	$2.24 billion	N/A	N/A
Grasim Industries	$15.98 billion	0.84	$674.94 million	$0.70	28.01

SSE has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Grasim Industries.

Summary

SSE beats Grasim Industries on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SSE

SSE plc engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity. It generates electricity from water, gas, coal, oil, and multi fuel. The company distributes electricity to approximately 3.8 million homes and businesses across the north of the central belt of Scotland and central southern England; and owns, operates, and develops high voltage electricity transmission system in the north of Scotland and remote islands. It also produces, stores, distributes, and supplies gas. In addition, it engages in the electricity and utility contracting, telecommunications, energy trading, insurance, and property holding businesses, as well as provides maintenance services. The company was formerly known as Scottish and Southern Energy plc and changed its name to SSE plc in September 2011. SSE plc was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Perth, the United Kingdom.

About Grasim Industries

Grasim Industries Limited operates in fibre, yarn, pulp, chemicals, textile, fertilizers, and insulators businesses in India and internationally. The company operates through Viscose, Chemicals, Cement, Financial Services, and Others segments. It provides viscose staple fiber, a man-made biodegradable fiber for use in apparels, home textiles, dress materials, knit wear products, and non-woven applications; wood pulp products; viscose filament yarn, a natural fibre for manufacturing fabrics such as georgettes, crepes, chiffons, and others; and textile products, such as linen and wool. The company offers various chemical products, including chlor-alkali and epoxy resin products. In addition, it provides electrical insulators for transmission lines and substations, as well as equipment and railways. Further, the company offers grey cement; white cement; ready mix concrete; and cement-based putty. Additionally, it provides various financial services comprising non-bank financial, life insurance, asset management, housing finance, equity broking, wealth management, general insurance advisory, and health insurance services. The company involved in solar power designing, engineering procurement, and commissioning business. Grasim Industries Limited was incorporated in 1947 and is based in Mumbai, India.