Alkaline Water (WTER) & Its Peers Head to Head Review

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.8% of Alkaline Water shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of shares of all “Beverages” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Alkaline Water shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of shares of all “Beverages” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Alkaline Water has a beta of 8.87, suggesting that its share price is 787% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alkaline Water’s competitors have a beta of -0.17, suggesting that their average share price is 117% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alkaline Water	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alkaline Water Competitors	-9.21%	-38.29%	-0.91%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alkaline Water	$62.39 million	-$12.64 million	-0.12
Alkaline Water Competitors	$12.53 billion	$874.57 million	10.62

Alkaline Water’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Alkaline Water. Alkaline Water 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.

Summary

Alkaline Water competitors beat Alkaline Water on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Alkaline Water

The Alkaline Water Company Inc. produces, distributes, and markets bottled alkaline water in the United States. The company also offers bottled alkaline water in various volumes under the Alkaline88 brand. In addition, it engages in selling of sports drinks under the Alkaline88 Sports Drinks brand. The company sells its products through brokers and distributors to retailers, such as convenience stores, natural food products stores, large ethnic markets, and national retailers, as well as e-commerce websites. The Alkaline Water Company Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.