Neo Performance Materials (NOPMF) vs. Its Competitors Financial Analysis

Neo Performance Materials (OTCMKTS:NOPMF) is one of 295 publicly-traded companies in the “Chemicals” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Neo Performance Materials to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

48.0% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Neo Performance Materials pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Neo Performance Materials pays out -2,900.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Chemicals” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 104.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Neo Performance Materials and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Neo Performance Materials	1.43%	13.10%	7.17%
Neo Performance Materials Competitors	-59.13%	-0.46%	-1.40%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Neo Performance Materials and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Neo Performance Materials	0	1	2	1	3.00
Neo Performance Materials Competitors	3259	12228	14147	520	2.40

As a group, “Chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 7.13%. Given Neo Performance Materials’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Neo Performance Materials has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Neo Performance Materials and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Neo Performance Materials	$478.79 million	-$9.98 million	-1,925.00
Neo Performance Materials Competitors	$6.41 billion	$230.87 million	10.08

Neo Performance Materials’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Neo Performance Materials. Neo Performance Materials 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.

Summary

Neo Performance Materials beats its competitors on 8 of the 14 factors compared.

About Neo Performance Materials

Neo Performance Materials is a Canadian advanced materials company that produces specialized materials used in applications including electric motors, consumer electronics, automotive systems, and industrial equipment. Its business focuses on materials derived from rare earths and other specialty metals. The company operates through three main businesses. Magnequench makes magnetic powders and bonded magnets used in compact, high-performance motors and other devices. Chemicals and Oxides produces rare earth materials, including separated oxides and related products, while Rare Metals supplies specialty metals and compounds for industrial and technology applications.