Aisin Seiki (ASEKY) & Its Rivals Financial Analysis

Aisin Seiki (OTCMKTS:ASEKY) is one of 71 public companies in the “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Aisin Seiki to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Aisin Seiki and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aisin Seiki	0	1	0	0	2.00
Aisin Seiki Competitors	686	3401	4663	237	2.50

As a group, “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” companies have a potential upside of 21.58%. Given Aisin Seiki’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aisin Seiki has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

Aisin Seiki has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aisin Seiki’s competitors have a beta of 3.23, indicating that their average share price is 223% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aisin Seiki	3.37%	7.55%	3.96%
Aisin Seiki Competitors	-1,652.84%	-20.34%	-5.21%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Aisin Seiki and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aisin Seiki	$32.15 billion	$699.31 million	12.18
Aisin Seiki Competitors	$8.21 billion	$178.85 million	26.13

Aisin Seiki has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Aisin Seiki 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

Aisin Seiki pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Aisin Seiki pays out 19.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.2% and pay out 30.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

65.0% of shares of all “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” companies are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of shares of all “AUTO/TRUCK – ORIG” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Aisin Seiki competitors beat Aisin Seiki on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Aisin Seiki Company Profile

Aisin Corporation manufactures and sells automotive parts, and energy and lifestyle related products. It provides powertrain products comprising 1 motor hybrid transmission and eaxle products; chassis and vehicle safety systems, such as automated parking systems and electronically controlled brake systems; power sliding door systems and sunroof products; connected and sharing solutions; and repair and maintenance products. The company also offers energy solutions comprising ENE·FARM, a system that generates electricity by extracting hydrogen from gas; gas heat pump air conditioners; warm water shower toilet seats; and peltier modules that are thermoelectric conversion devices, which function as heat pumps by sending direct current. In addition, it provides ILY-Ai, a multifunctional personal shopping mobility product for various user needs; fiber laser; and audio equipment. Aisin Corporation was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Kariya, Japan.