OI (OIBRQ) and Its Rivals Head to Head Review

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OI	N/A	N/A	N/A
OI Competitors	-12.22%	-229.18%	-3.14%

Volatility & Risk

OI has a beta of -16.94, meaning that its stock price is 1,794% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OI’s peers have a beta of -4.78, meaning that their average stock price is 578% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

32.7% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
OI	$1.94 billion	-$1.58 billion	-0.00
OI Competitors	$1,837.49 billion	$976.35 million	-188.73

OI’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than OI. OI 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

OI peers beat OI on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

OI Company Profile

Oi S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services in Brazil and internationally. The company offers fixed telephony services; domestic and international long-distance services; and maintenance and repair services. It also provides call center and telemarketing, Internet, network, and Wi-Fi Internet services; and financial, and payment and credit system services, as well as consulting services. In addition, it engages in the investment management activities. The company was formerly known as Brasil Telecom S.A. and changed its name to Oi S.A. in February 2012. Oi S.A. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.