Head-To-Head Analysis: Leoni (LNNNY) versus Its Competitors

Dividends

Leoni pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 525.4%. Leoni pays out 17.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.4% and pay out 30.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Leoni is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Leoni and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Leoni	N/A	N/A	0.03
Leoni Competitors	$2.43 billion	$138.81 million	28.00

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

38.1% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.8% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Leoni and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Leoni	N/A	N/A	N/A
Leoni Competitors	-205.63%	-198.28%	-8.73%

Summary

Leoni beats its rivals on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Leoni

LEONI AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides products, solutions, and services for energy and data management in the automotive sector and other industries worldwide. It operates in two divisions, Wiring Systems, and Wire & Cable Solutions. The Wiring Systems division provides complete wiring systems and customized cable harnesses for the motor vehicle industry. Its products and services comprise cable harnesses through to integrated wiring systems, high-voltage wiring systems for hybrid and electric vehicles, energy distribution components, and special connectors, as well as related services. The Wire & Cable Solutions division manufactures automotive cables. This segment offers standard cables, special cables, and charging cables, as well as wires and strands. The company serves automotive, heating application, e-mobility, HF technology, flex file, miniaturization, and aerospace industries. The company was formerly known as Leonische Drahtwerke AG and changed its name to LEONI AG in 1999. The company was founded in 1569 and is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany. LEONI AG operates as a subsidiary of L2-beteiligungs GmbH.