Head-To-Head Survey: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (KAIKY) & Its Peers

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha	N/A	N/A	0.23
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Competitors	$3.66 billion	$334.44 million	14.82

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

30.7% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 29.0% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Competitors	27.80%	11.50%	5.72%

Dividends

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha pays an annual dividend of $20.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 118.7%. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.5% and pay out 26.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha peers beat Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

About Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. provides marine, land, and air transportation services in Japan, the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It offers dry bulk carrier, car carrier, liquefied natural gas carrier, crude oil tanker, containerships, and liquefied petroleum gas transportation services. The company also engages in the offshore and energy development business. In addition, it operates container terminals; and offers warehousing and cargo consolidation services. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.