Analyzing G. Willi-Food International (WILC) and Its Rivals

G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) is one of 150 public companies in the “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare G. Willi-Food International to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

G. Willi-Food International pays an annual dividend of $0.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. G. Willi-Food International pays out 49.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.9% and pay out 37.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. G. Willi-Food International has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. G. Willi-Food International lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for G. Willi-Food International and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
G. Willi-Food International	0	1	0	0	2.00
G. Willi-Food International Competitors	2208	8110	9822	445	2.41

As a group, “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies have a potential upside of 50.32%. Given G. Willi-Food International’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe G. Willi-Food International has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares G. Willi-Food International and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
G. Willi-Food International	12.95%	12.61%	11.30%
G. Willi-Food International Competitors	-28.46%	1.50%	2.02%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares G. Willi-Food International and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
G. Willi-Food International	$191.41 million	$28.35 million	15.00
G. Willi-Food International Competitors	$35.57 billion	$826.85 million	18.56

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

Volatility & Risk

G. Willi-Food International has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, G. Willi-Food International’s peers have a beta of 0.46, suggesting that their average share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.4% of G. Willi-Food International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.0% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 79.1% of G. Willi-Food International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

G. Willi-Food International peers beat G. Willi-Food International on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

About G. Willi-Food International

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. designs, imports, markets, and distributes food products worldwide. The company offers mushrooms, artichoke, beans, asparagus, capers, corn kernels, baby corn, palm hearts, vine leaves, sour pickles, mixed pickled vegetables, pickled peppers, olives, garlic, roasted eggplant sun, and dried tomatoes; and canned fish comprising tuna, sardine, anchovies, smoked and pressed cod liver, herring, fish paste, and salmon products. It also provides pineapples, peaches, apricots, pears, mangos, cherries, litchis, and fruit cocktail; olive, sunflower, soybean, corn, and rapeseed oils; dairy and dairy substitutes consisting of cheese, feta, Bulgarian cubes, goat cheese, fetina, butter, butter spread, margarine, melted cheese, cheese alternative, condensed milk, whipped cream, yogurt, frozen pizza, and other products; and dried fruits, nuts, and beans, such as figs, apricots, organic chestnuts, sunflower seeds, walnuts, pine nuts, cashews, banana chips, pistachios, and peanuts. In addition, the company offers instant noodle soup, frozen edamame soybean, freeze dried instant coffee, bagel, breadstick, lemon juice, halva, Turkish delight, cookies, vinegar, sweet pastry and crackers, sauce, corn flour, rice, pasta, spaghetti and noodles, breakfast cereals, corn flakes, rusks, tortilla, dried apples snacks, desert, ice cream, and light and alcoholic beverages. It markets its products under the Willi-Food, Euro European Dairies, Donna Rozza, Manchow, Gold Frost, Tifeeret, the Chef Dish, Art Coffe, Mr Chang, Muchi, Euro Butter, Euro Spread, Euro Cheese, Euro Cream, Euro Dessert, Euro Veg, Ha-Bulgaria, Gelato, Pinukim, Emma, Better Food, Kidoos, and TenBo brand names. The company was formerly known as G. Willi-Food Ltd. and changed its name to G. Willi-Food International Ltd. in June 1996. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Yavne, Israel. G. Willi-Food International Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Willi-Food Investments Ltd.