Contrasting Koss (KOSS) and Its Rivals

Koss (NASDAQ:KOSS) is one of 149 public companies in the “Household Durables” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Koss to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Koss and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Koss	1	0	0	0	1.00
Koss Competitors	1736	7281	8058	303	2.40

As a group, “Household Durables” companies have a potential upside of 46.37%. Given Koss’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Koss has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.2% of Koss shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.7% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are owned by institutional investors. 44.3% of Koss shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.5% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Koss and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Koss	$13.02 million	-$390,000.00	-87.50
Koss Competitors	$5.30 billion	$322.40 million	13.82

Koss’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Koss. Koss 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.

Volatility and Risk

Koss has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koss’ competitors have a beta of 1.74, suggesting that their average stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Koss and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Koss	-3.00%	-1.29%	-1.06%
Koss Competitors	-21.22%	-17.51%	1.14%

Summary

Koss competitors beat Koss on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Koss

Koss Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of stereo headphones and related accessories in the United States, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Canada, Korea, Republic of Belgium, Malaysia, and internationally. It offers high-fidelity headphones, wireless bluetooth headphones, wireless bluetooth speakers, computer headsets, telecommunications headsets, and active noise canceling headphones. The company sells its products through distributors, international distributors, audio specialty stores, the internet, national retailers, grocery stores, electronics retailers, and prisons under the Koss name, as well as private label. It sells its products to distributors for resale to school systems, as well as directly to other manufacturers. The company markets through domestic retail outlets and numerous retailers. It exports its products. Koss Corporation was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.