Financial Analysis: 5N Plus (FPLSF) versus Its Competitors

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) is one of 297 public companies in the “Chemicals” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare 5N Plus to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Risk & Volatility

5N Plus has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 5N Plus’ rivals have a beta of 1.23, meaning that their average stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for 5N Plus and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
5N Plus	0	1	2	1	3.00
5N Plus Competitors	3215	12221	14240	503	2.40

As a group, “Chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 12.34%. Given 5N Plus’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe 5N Plus has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares 5N Plus and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
5N Plus	$391.06 million	$50.57 million	25.31
5N Plus Competitors	$6.35 billion	$216.27 million	-5.13

5N Plus’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than 5N Plus. 5N Plus is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares 5N Plus and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
5N Plus	14.14%	26.36%	11.28%
5N Plus Competitors	-60.58%	-10.75%	-1.27%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of 5N Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of 5N Plus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of shares of all “Chemicals” 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.

Summary

5N Plus beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

5N Plus Company Profile

5N Plus Inc. produces and sells specialty metals and chemicals in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments, Specialty Semiconductors and Performance Materials. The company offers semiconductor compounds, semiconductor wafers, metals, epitaxial semiconductor substrates, and solar cells. It also provides active pharmaceutical ingredients, animal feed additives, specialized chemicals, commercial grade metals, alloys, engineered powders, and recycling services. The company serves renewable energy, security, space, pharmaceutical, medical imaging, manufacturing, electronic, consumer, and industrial application markets. 5N Plus Inc. is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.