Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (DJCO) and The Competition Critical Contrast

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (NASDAQ:DJCO) is one of 953 publicly-traded companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)	-11.63%	-3.11%	-2.24%
Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) Competitors	-612.40%	21.13%	-8.86%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)	0	1	0	0	2.00
Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) Competitors	5753	21547	44924	1498	2.57

As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 29.58%. Given Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)	$87.70 million	$112.14 million	-80.12
Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) Competitors	$1.80 billion	$385.91 million	108.89

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.). Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

51.2% of Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Software” 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.

Volatility and Risk

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.)’s competitors have a beta of 1.34, meaning that their average stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) competitors beat Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) Company Profile

Daily Journal Corporation operates in publishing of newspapers and websites covering in California, Arizona, Utah, and Australia. It operates in two segments, Traditional Business and Journal Technologies. The company publishes 10 newspapers of general circulation, including Los Angeles Daily Journal, San Francisco Daily Journal, Daily Commerce, The Daily Recorder, The Inter-City Express, San Jose Post-Record, Orange County Reporter, Business Journal, The Daily Transcript, and The Record Reporter. It also provides specialized information services; and serves as an advertising and newspaper representative for commercial and public notice advertising. In addition, the company offers case management software systems and related products, including eCourt, eProsecutor, eDefender, and eProbation, which are browser-based case processing systems; eFile, a browser-based interface that allows attorneys and the public to electronically file documents with the court; and ePayIt, a service primarily for the online payment of traffic citations. It provides its software systems and related products to courts; prosecutor and public defender offices; probation departments; and other justice agencies, including administrative law organizations, city and county governments, and bar associations to manage cases and information electronically, to interface with other justice partners, and to extend electronic services to bar members and the public in 30 states and internationally. Daily Journal Corporation was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Los Angeles, California.