Contrasting K-Bro Linen (KBRLF) and Its Competitors

K-Bro Linen (OTCMKTS:KBRLF) is one of 355 public companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare K-Bro Linen to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Dividends

K-Bro Linen pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. K-Bro Linen pays out 80.2% 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, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out 64.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares K-Bro Linen and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
K-Bro Linen	N/A	N/A	19.13
K-Bro Linen Competitors	$2.42 billion	$139.29 million	16.28

K-Bro Linen’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than K-Bro Linen. K-Bro Linen is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares K-Bro Linen and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
K-Bro Linen	N/A	N/A	N/A
K-Bro Linen Competitors	-58.22%	-118.49%	-1.29%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for K-Bro Linen and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
K-Bro Linen	0	0	1	0	3.00
K-Bro Linen Competitors	1839	6120	9005	657	2.48

As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 10.96%. Given K-Bro Linen’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe K-Bro Linen has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

49.3% of K-Bro Linen shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.6% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

K-Bro Linen beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About K-Bro Linen

K-Bro Linen Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides laundry and linen services to healthcare institutions, hotels, and other commercial organizations in Canada and the United Kingdom. Its services include processing, management, and distribution of general and operating room linens, such as sheets, blankets, towels, surgical gowns, tablecloths, and drapes and other linens. The company also offers other services, including bulk dock-to-dock, exchange cart preparation, cart delivery, surgical linen, distribution and control of employee uniforms, personal clothing, customer reporting, customer service visiting, and textile procurement services. In addition, it provides linen rental, workwear hire, and cleanroom garment services. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.