Contrasting Chervon (CHRHF) & Its Peers

Chervon (OTCMKTS:CHRHF) is one of 434 publicly-traded companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Chervon to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.5% of Chervon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Chervon and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chervon	0	0	1	0	3.00
Chervon Competitors	4076	14467	17878	777	2.41

As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 30.12%. Given Chervon’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chervon has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Chervon and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chervon	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chervon Competitors	-1,947.44%	-10.16%	0.86%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Chervon and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chervon	N/A	N/A	1.30
Chervon Competitors	$4.50 billion	$347.98 million	-12.20

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

Summary

Chervon peers beat Chervon on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

About Chervon

Chervon Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, manufacture, testing, sale, and after-sale servicing of power tools, outdoor power equipment, and related products in North America, Europe, China, and internationally. It operates through Power Tools, Outdoor Power Equipment, and Others segments. The company offers power tools and accessories for consumer, professionals, and industrial users, as well as original design manufacturer (ODM) customers; and outdoor tools and its accessories for professional and mass-market users. It provides its products under the FLEX, DEVON, EGO, SKIL, X-TRON and ODM brand names. The company also involved in investment holding activities; trading and financial management; sale of parts and components to home appliances business; design, operation, and sale of do-it-yourself products; and production and sale of gardening tools. Chervon Holdings Limited was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Nanjing, the People's Republic of China.