Analyzing FST (KBSX) and Its Peers

Volatility and Risk

FST has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FST’s rivals have a beta of -0.05, meaning that their average share price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares FST and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FST	N/A	N/A	-8.81%
FST Competitors	11.22%	-48.18%	1.91%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.8% of FST shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of FST shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares FST and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
FST	$36.50 million	$430,000.00	-6.17
FST Competitors	$14.15 billion	$71.35 million	38.46

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

Summary

FST rivals beat FST on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About FST

FST Corp. designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes steel golf shafts to golf club original equipment manufacturers and distributors worldwide. The company offers steel shafts under the KBS brand name. FST Corp.is based in Chiayi, Taiwan.