Tokyo Lifestyle (NASDAQ:TKLF) versus Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) Financial Contrast

Tokyo Lifestyle (NASDAQ:TKLF) and Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tokyo Lifestyle and Albertsons Companies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tokyo Lifestyle	$210.12 million	0.04	$6.64 million	N/A	N/A
Albertsons Companies	$83.17 billion	0.10	$217.40 million	$0.32	51.10

Albertsons Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Tokyo Lifestyle.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

71.3% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 75.4% of Tokyo Lifestyle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Albertsons Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Tokyo Lifestyle and Albertsons Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tokyo Lifestyle	N/A	N/A	N/A
Albertsons Companies	0.26%	42.75%	4.24%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Tokyo Lifestyle and Albertsons Companies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tokyo Lifestyle	1	0	0	0	1.00
Albertsons Companies	3	4	10	0	2.41

Albertsons Companies has a consensus price target of $21.31, indicating a potential upside of 30.30%. Given Albertsons Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Albertsons Companies is more favorable than Tokyo Lifestyle.

Dividends

Tokyo Lifestyle pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Albertsons Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Albertsons Companies pays out 212.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Albertsons Companies has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Albertsons Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Volatility & Risk

Tokyo Lifestyle has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albertsons Companies has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Albertsons Companies beats Tokyo Lifestyle on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tokyo Lifestyle

Yoshitsu Co., Ltd engages in the retail and wholesale of beauty, health, and other products. It offers beauty products, such as cosmetics comprising of foundation, powder, concealer, makeup remover, eyeliner, eye shadow, brow powder, brow pencil, mascara, lip gloss, lipstick, and nail polish; skin care products consisting of facial cleanser, whitening products, sun block, moisturizer, facial mask, eye mask, eye gel, and exfoliating; and cosmetic applicators, such as brush, puff, curler, hair iron, and shaver products. The company also provides body care products, such as shampoo, conditioner, and body wash; and fragrance products consisting of perfume and cologne for women and men. In addition, the company provides facial wash, firming lotion, astringent, and moisturizer products for men; and lip balm, lotion, shampoo, soap, and essence oil for children. Further, the company offers OTC drugs for the treatment of common ailments, such as colds, headaches, stomach pain, cough, and eye strains, as well as medical supplies and devices, including bandages, masks, thermometers, disinfectant sprays, eye masks, contact lens, and contact lens cleaners and solutions. Additionally, the company provides vitamins, minerals, fiber supplements, nutritional yeast, dietary products, and other nutritional supplements; bedding and bath products, and car supplies; and food, alcoholic beverages, and miscellaneous products. It directly operates physical stores in Japan and Hong Kong; online stores in Japan, China, and Korea; and franchise stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, as well as wholesale customers in Japan, China, the United States, and Canada. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Albertsons Companies

Albertsons Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of food and drug stores in the United States. The company’s food and drug retail stores offer grocery products, general merchandise, health and beauty care products, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services. It also manufactures and processes food products for sale in stores. It operates stores under various banners, including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Carrs, Jewel-Osco, Acme, Shaw’s, Star Market, United Supermarkets, Market Street, Haggen, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci’s Food Lovers Market; and pharmacies, in-store branded coffee shops, adjacent fuel centers, distribution centers, and manufacturing facilities, as well as various digital platforms. Albertsons Companies, Inc. was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Albertsons Companies, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Albertsons Investor Holdings LLC.