B&M European Value Retail (OTCMKTS:BMRRY) versus Pigeon (OTCMKTS:PGENY) Critical Survey

Pigeon (OTCMKTS:PGENY) and B&M European Value Retail (OTCMKTS:BMRRY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pigeon and B&M European Value Retail”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pigeon	$730.24 million	2.06	$57.43 million	$0.11	28.64
B&M European Value Retail	$7.74 billion	0.39	$219.81 million	N/A	N/A

B&M European Value Retail has higher revenue and earnings than Pigeon.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of B&M European Value Retail shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Pigeon pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. B&M European Value Retail pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Pigeon pays out 63.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk & Volatility

Pigeon has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B&M European Value Retail has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Pigeon and B&M European Value Retail, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pigeon	0	0	0	0	0.00
B&M European Value Retail	1	4	0	0	1.80

Profitability

This table compares Pigeon and B&M European Value Retail’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pigeon	7.67%	11.20%	8.61%
B&M European Value Retail	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

B&M European Value Retail beats Pigeon on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pigeon

Pigeon Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, sale, import, and export of baby and child-care products, maternity items, women’s care products, home healthcare products, and nursing care products in Japan and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Japan Business, China Business, Singapore Business, and Lansinoh Business. The company is involved in the provision of baby and mother care products, such as nursing bottles and nipples, toiletries, breast pads, breast pumps, nipple care products, breast milk storage bags, and breastfeeding-related products under Pigeon and Lansinoh brands. It also offers non-woven products, baby strollers, aging-prevention products, wet wipes, skincare products, cleaning and disinfecting products, and elder care products and services. In addition, the company provides child-minding and daycare services, in-home nursing care support services, outpatient care facility services, operation of in-company childcare facilities, daycare services, event childcare services, babysitter dispatch services, preschool education services, and at-home elder care services. The company was formerly known as Pigeon Honyuki Honpo Corporation and changed its name to Pigeon Corporation in 1966. Pigeon Corporation was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About B&M European Value Retail

B&M European Value Retail S.A. operates general merchandise and grocery stores. The company operates a chain of stores under the B&M, Heron Foods, and B&M Express in the United Kingdom; and stores under the B&M brand in France. It also provides property management services. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Munsbach, Luxembourg.