Contrasting G. Willi-Food International (WILC) and Its Competitors

G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) is one of 150 publicly-traded companies in the “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare G. Willi-Food International to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares G. Willi-Food International and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
G. Willi-Food International	12.95%	12.61%	11.30%
G. Willi-Food International Competitors	-28.52%	0.97%	1.80%

Dividends

G. Willi-Food International pays an annual dividend of $0.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. G. Willi-Food International pays out 49.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.9% and pay out 37.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. G. Willi-Food International has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. G. Willi-Food International lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Volatility and Risk

G. Willi-Food International has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, G. Willi-Food International’s competitors have a beta of 0.46, suggesting that their average share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for G. Willi-Food International and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
G. Willi-Food International	0	1	0	0	2.00
G. Willi-Food International Competitors	2210	8129	9843	446	2.41

As a group, “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies have a potential upside of 49.38%. Given G. Willi-Food International’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe G. Willi-Food International has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.4% of G. Willi-Food International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.9% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 79.1% of G. Willi-Food International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares G. Willi-Food International and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
G. Willi-Food International	$191.41 million	$28.35 million	15.12
G. Willi-Food International Competitors	$34.19 billion	$827.08 million	18.16

G. Willi-Food International’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than G. Willi-Food International. G. Willi-Food International 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.

Summary

G. Willi-Food International competitors beat G. Willi-Food International on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

About G. Willi-Food International

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. designs, imports, markets, and distributes food products worldwide. The company offers mushrooms, artichoke, beans, asparagus, capers, corn kernels, baby corn, palm hearts, vine leaves, sour pickles, mixed pickled vegetables, pickled peppers, olives, garlic, roasted eggplant sun, and dried tomatoes; and canned fish comprising tuna, sardine, anchovies, smoked and pressed cod liver, herring, fish paste, and salmon products. It also provides pineapples, peaches, apricots, pears, mangos, cherries, litchis, and fruit cocktail; olive, sunflower, soybean, corn, and rapeseed oils; dairy and dairy substitutes consisting of cheese, feta, Bulgarian cubes, goat cheese, fetina, butter, butter spread, margarine, melted cheese, cheese alternative, condensed milk, whipped cream, yogurt, frozen pizza, and other products; and dried fruits, nuts, and beans, such as figs, apricots, organic chestnuts, sunflower seeds, walnuts, pine nuts, cashews, banana chips, pistachios, and peanuts. In addition, the company offers instant noodle soup, frozen edamame soybean, freeze dried instant coffee, bagel, breadstick, lemon juice, halva, Turkish delight, cookies, vinegar, sweet pastry and crackers, sauce, corn flour, rice, pasta, spaghetti and noodles, breakfast cereals, corn flakes, rusks, tortilla, dried apples snacks, desert, ice cream, and light and alcoholic beverages. It markets its products under the Willi-Food, Euro European Dairies, Donna Rozza, Manchow, Gold Frost, Tifeeret, the Chef Dish, Art Coffe, Mr Chang, Muchi, Euro Butter, Euro Spread, Euro Cheese, Euro Cream, Euro Dessert, Euro Veg, Ha-Bulgaria, Gelato, Pinukim, Emma, Better Food, Kidoos, and TenBo brand names. The company was formerly known as G. Willi-Food Ltd. and changed its name to G. Willi-Food International Ltd. in June 1996. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Yavne, Israel. G. Willi-Food International Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Willi-Food Investments Ltd.