Jewett-Cameron Trading (JCTC) vs. Its Competitors Critical Review

Jewett-Cameron Trading (NASDAQ:JCTC) is one of 94 publicly-traded companies in the “Building Products” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Jewett-Cameron Trading to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Jewett-Cameron Trading and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jewett-Cameron Trading	1	0	0	0	1.00
Jewett-Cameron Trading Competitors	692	3764	4886	220	2.48

As a group, “Building Products” companies have a potential upside of 19.20%. Given Jewett-Cameron Trading’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Jewett-Cameron Trading has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility and Risk

Jewett-Cameron Trading has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jewett-Cameron Trading’s competitors have a beta of 1.05, meaning that their average share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Jewett-Cameron Trading and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jewett-Cameron Trading	$39.41 million	-$4.13 million	-1.15
Jewett-Cameron Trading Competitors	$3.99 billion	$4.73 billion	43.87

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

26.0% of Jewett-Cameron Trading shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Jewett-Cameron Trading shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Jewett-Cameron Trading and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jewett-Cameron Trading	-20.94%	-38.35%	-29.29%
Jewett-Cameron Trading Competitors	3.30%	43.64%	5.06%

Summary

Jewett-Cameron Trading competitors beat Jewett-Cameron Trading on 13 of the 13 factors compared.

Jewett-Cameron Trading Company Profile

Jewett-Cameron Trading Company Ltd. is a supplier of `Value-added` building materials to major home improvement center chains in the western United States. The Company concentrates on the residential repair and remodeling segment of the building materials industry.