Critical Contrast: ASICS (ASCCF) vs. Its Rivals

ASICS (OTCMKTS:ASCCF) is one of 116 publicly-traded companies in the “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare ASICS to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ASICS	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASICS Competitors	-4.14%	19.78%	2.48%

Dividends

ASICS pays an annual dividend of $13.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 45.3%. ASICS pays out 7.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 22.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. ASICS is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for ASICS and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ASICS	0	0	1	0	3.00
ASICS Competitors	1523	7474	10008	333	2.47

As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 9.76%. Given ASICS’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ASICS has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ASICS and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ASICS	N/A	N/A	0.17
ASICS Competitors	$5.77 billion	$471.21 million	24.33

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

22.2% of ASICS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ASICS peers beat ASICS on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About ASICS

ASICS Corporation manufactures and sells sporting goods in Japan, North America, Europe, China, Oceania, Southeast and South Asia, and internationally. It offers running shoes, apparel, and sports accessories and equipment. The company sells its products under the ASICS, ASICSTIGER, and Onitsuka Tiger brands through retail stores, as well as online. ASICS Corporation was incorporated in 1943 and is headquartered in Kobe, Japan.