Head-To-Head Survey: China Resources Enterprise (OTCMKTS:CRHKY) vs. Orkla Asa (OTCMKTS:ORKLY)

China Resources Enterprise (OTCMKTS:CRHKY) and Orkla Asa (OTCMKTS:ORKLY) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Dividends

China Resources Enterprise pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Orkla Asa pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Orkla Asa pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for China Resources Enterprise and Orkla Asa, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Resources Enterprise	0	1	0	0	2.00
Orkla Asa	1	1	0	0	1.50

Profitability

This table compares China Resources Enterprise and Orkla Asa’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Resources Enterprise	N/A	N/A	N/A
Orkla Asa	15.69%	13.83%	7.81%

Risk and Volatility

China Resources Enterprise has a beta of -0.02, suggesting that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orkla Asa has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares China Resources Enterprise and Orkla Asa”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Resources Enterprise	$5.28 billion	1.67	$468.91 million	N/A	N/A
Orkla Asa	$1.81 billion	6.08	$1.11 billion	$1.13	9.77

Orkla Asa has lower revenue, but higher earnings than China Resources Enterprise.

Summary

Orkla Asa beats China Resources Enterprise on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Resources Enterprise

China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures, distributes, and sells beer products in Mainland China. The company offers its products under the Nong Li, Snow, and Jinsha brands. The company was formerly known as China Resources Enterprise, Limited and changed its name to China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited in October 2015. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited operates as a subsidiary of CRH (Beer) Limited.

About Orkla Asa

Orkla ASA engages in branded consumer goods, and industrial and financial investment businesses. The company offers branded products, including frozen pizza, ketchup, soups, sauces, bread toppings, and ready-to-eat meals through grocery channels, as well as food service, convenience stores, and petrol stations. It also provides confectionery, biscuit, and snack products; and spices, masalas, and various food products based on dried mixes. In addition, the company offers personal care, hygiene, laundry detergent, and cleaning products; dietary supplement, oral care, sport nutrition, and weight control products; wound care products and first aid equipment; painting tools and accessories; basic and wool garments; and professional cleaning products. It operates Gymgrossisten, Proteinfabrikken, Bodystore, and Fitnesstukku e-commerce portals for health and sports nutrition products; and restaurants. Additionally, the company supplies margarine and butter blends, bread and cake improvers and mixes, yeast, marzipan, and ice cream ingredients; produces and supplies hydro power to the Nordic power market; and develops and sells real estate properties. It offers its food products under the Grandiosa, TORO, Stabburet, Felix, Paulúns, Fun Light, Abba, Beauvais, Kalles, Den Gamle Fabrik, Hamé, and Vitana brands; confectionery and snacks under the KiMs, Nidar, Stratos, Sætre, Göteborgs Kex, OLW, Panda, Laima, Selga, Taffel, Kalev, and Nói Síríus brands; home and personal care products under Zalo, OMO, Blenda, Jif, Define, Solidox, Dr Greve, Lano, and Bliw; health produtcs under Möller's, Jordan, Vitalab, OSL, Cederroth First Aid, Salvequick, Livol, Nutrilett, Maxim, Collett, Solidox and CuraMed brands; and food ingredients under the Odense, Mors Hjemmebakte, KronJäst, Bakkedal, and NATURLI brands. It has operations in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, the Baltics, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.