Analyzing Daito Trust Construction (DIFTY) & Its Peers

Risk & Volatility

Daito Trust Construction has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Daito Trust Construction’s competitors have a beta of 0.91, meaning that their average stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

58.4% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE OPS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.2% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE OPS” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Daito Trust Construction and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Daito Trust Construction	N/A	N/A	N/A
Daito Trust Construction Competitors	3.49%	-19.77%	0.45%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Daito Trust Construction and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Daito Trust Construction	$12.10 billion	$619.46 million	40.08
Daito Trust Construction Competitors	$3.44 billion	$119.94 million	47.02

Daito Trust Construction has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Daito Trust Construction 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.

Dividends

Daito Trust Construction pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Daito Trust Construction pays out 123.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “REAL ESTATE OPS” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.1% and pay out 428.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Daito Trust Construction is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Daito Trust Construction competitors beat Daito Trust Construction on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

Daito Trust Construction Company Profile

Daito Trust Construction Co.,Ltd. designs, constructs, and rents apartments and condominiums in Japan. It operates through three segments: Construction, Real Estate, and Finance. The company design and construct rental housing and other structure construction; ironwork and construction; building management and renovation, and whole building leasing; rental housing tenant guarantor services; advertising; and LP gas supply businesses. Further, the company operates day service centers and childcare facilities; operates hotels in Malaysia; and bridge financing for general contractors. Additionally, it sells short-term insurance; offers credit card settlements services; rental apartment and condominium brokering services; provides real estate management and asset succession consulting services; and offers document shipping and destruction, printing, and administrative services. The company also engages in development and sale of investment-type apartment properties, and management of facility reservation portal sites. Daito Trust Construction Co.,Ltd. was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.