Critical Contrast: Teck Resources (TCKRF) and Its Peers

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Teck Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.7% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teck Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Teck Resources Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-16.43%	-2.06%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Teck Resources and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teck Resources	N/A	N/A	85.54
Teck Resources Competitors	$4.63 billion	$273.09 million	-24.81

Teck Resources’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Teck Resources. Teck Resources 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.

Dividends

Teck Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Teck Resources pays out 167.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.5% and pay out 10.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Teck Resources lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Teck Resources peers beat Teck Resources on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Teck Resources

Teck Resources Limited engages in exploring for, acquiring, developing, and producing natural resources in Asia, Europe, and North America. The company operates through Steelmaking Coal, Copper, Zinc, and Energy segments. Its principal products include copper, zinc, steelmaking coal, and blended bitumen. The company also produces lead, silver, and molybdenum; and various specialty and other metals, chemicals, and fertilizers. In addition, it explores for gold. The company was formerly known as Teck Cominco Limited and changed its name to Teck Resources Limited in April 2009. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.