Financial Analysis: Olympus (OCPNY) & Its Peers

Olympus (OTCMKTS:OCPNY) is one of 514 public companies in the “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Olympus to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

Olympus pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Olympus pays out 9.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.3% and pay out 44.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Olympus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.1% of shares of all “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of shares of all “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Olympus	13.80%	24.30%	9.30%
Olympus Competitors	-275.79%	-158.03%	-22.38%

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Olympus	0	0	1	0	3.00
Olympus Competitors	4230	10315	17955	796	2.46

As a group, “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 31.15%. Given Olympus’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Olympus has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

Olympus has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Olympus’ competitors have a beta of 2.56, suggesting that their average stock price is 156% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Olympus	$7.74 billion	$1.03 billion	21.95
Olympus Competitors	$1.88 billion	$144.09 million	8.50

Olympus has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Olympus is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Olympus beats its competitors on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Olympus

Olympus Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of precision machineries and instruments. It operates through the following segments: Medical, Scientific Solutions, Imaging, and Others. The Medical segment covers digestive, surgical, and ultrasonic endoscopy as well as endoscopic treatment tools. The Scientific Solutions segment manufactures and sells biological and industrial microscopes, industrial endoscopes, and non-destructive testing equipment. The Imaging segment deals with digital cameras and recording devices. The Others segment includes biomaterial manufacturing and sales business. The company was founded by Takeshi Yamashita on October 12, 1919 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.