Head-To-Head Survey: Virco Manufacturing (VIRC) & Its Peers

Virco Manufacturing (NASDAQ:VIRC) is one of 354 publicly-traded companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Virco Manufacturing to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Virco Manufacturing and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Virco Manufacturing	$199.65 million	$2.57 million	-38.81
Virco Manufacturing Competitors	$2.44 billion	$140.58 million	14.83

Virco Manufacturing’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Virco Manufacturing. Virco Manufacturing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Virco Manufacturing and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Virco Manufacturing	1	1	0	0	1.50
Virco Manufacturing Competitors	1899	6240	9019	663	2.47

As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 9.39%. Given Virco Manufacturing’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Virco Manufacturing has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

Virco Manufacturing has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virco Manufacturing’s rivals have a beta of 2.55, meaning that their average share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

31.0% of Virco Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.9% of Virco Manufacturing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Virco Manufacturing pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Virco Manufacturing pays out -62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out 64.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Virco Manufacturing has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Virco Manufacturing and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Virco Manufacturing	-1.31%	-2.32%	-1.39%
Virco Manufacturing Competitors	-67.40%	-119.18%	-1.34%

Summary

Virco Manufacturing rivals beat Virco Manufacturing on 12 of the 15 factors compared.

About Virco Manufacturing

Virco Mfg. Corporation engages in the design, production, and distribution of furniture in the United States and Canada. The company offers seating products, including 4-leg chairs, cantilever chairs, mobile task chairs and lab stools, tablet armchairs, steel-frame and floor rockers, series stools, hard plastic seating, folding and upholstered stack chairs, and plastic stack and upholstered ergonomic chairs. It also provides activity, butcher block, folding, office, technology, and mobile tables; desks and workstations, and instructor media stations and towers; chair desks and combo units, tablet arm and caster units, mobile workstations, student desks, and returns and credenzas; and computer furniture solutions. In addition, the company provides administrative office furniture, including desks, returns, bookcases, and other items, as well as steel storage cabinets, wardrobe tower cabinets, file credenzas, and mobile pedestals; laboratory furniture comprising steel-based science tables, table bases, lab stools, and wood-frame science tables; mobile furniture, such as mobile tables, mobile cabinets, and mobile chairs for school settings and offices; and handling and storage equipment, and stackable storage trucks. It serves public and private educational institutions, charter schools, convention centers and arenas, hospitality providers, government facilities, and places of worship through its sales and support teams, and dealers' network. Virco Mfg. Corporation was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Torrance, California.