Comparing Adbri (OTCMKTS:ADBCF) & United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM)

United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) and Adbri (OTCMKTS:ADBCF) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares United States Lime & Minerals and Adbri’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United States Lime & Minerals	35.66%	20.76%	19.24%
Adbri	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares United States Lime & Minerals and Adbri”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
United States Lime & Minerals	$372.73 million	9.04	$134.27 million	$4.67	25.14
Adbri	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.22	9.35

United States Lime & Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Adbri. Adbri is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United States Lime & Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

United States Lime & Minerals pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Adbri pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. United States Lime & Minerals pays out 5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Adbri pays out 75.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. United States Lime & Minerals has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for United States Lime & Minerals and Adbri, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United States Lime & Minerals	0	1	0	0	2.00
Adbri	0	0	0	0	0.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Adbri shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

United States Lime & Minerals beats Adbri on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About United States Lime & Minerals

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of lime and limestone products. Its products include High Calcium Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, Lime Kiln Dust, Lime Slurry, and High Calcium Limestone. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

About Adbri

Adbri Limited manufactures and distributes construction materials in Australia. The company operates in two segments: Cement, Lime, Concrete and Aggregates; and Masonry. It provides cement, lime, premixed concrete, aggregates, and sand; various concrete bricks, besser blocks, pavers, and retaining wall blocks; and industrial minerals comprising agricultural lime products, stockfield minerals and fillers for glass manufacturing, and quick and hydrated lime for industrial processing and water treatment applications. The company offers its products to residential and non-residential construction, engineering construction, industrial manufacturing, and mining markets. Adbri Limited was founded in 1882 and is based in Adelaide, Australia.