Reviewing Iluka Resources (ILKAY) & The Competition

Iluka Resources (OTCMKTS:ILKAY) is one of 1,989 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Iluka Resources to related companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Dividends

Iluka Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Iluka Resources pays out -346.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.2% and pay out 10.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Iluka Resources and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iluka Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Iluka Resources Competitors	-1,155,490,457,955,101,400.00%	-14.49%	-2.09%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Iluka Resources and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Iluka Resources	N/A	N/A	-510.01
Iluka Resources Competitors	$4.91 billion	$267.28 million	-19.96

Iluka Resources’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Iluka Resources. Iluka Resources 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Iluka Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Iluka Resources and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iluka Resources	0	2	0	1	2.67
Iluka Resources Competitors	6300	22385	31975	1752	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 27.85%. Given Iluka Resources’ peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Iluka Resources has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Iluka Resources peers beat Iluka Resources on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Iluka Resources Company Profile

Iluka Resources Limited engages in the exploration, project development, mining, processing, marketing, and rehabilitation of mineral sands in Australia, China, rest of Asia, Europe, the Americas, and internationally. It operates through Jacinth-Ambrosia/Mid-West, Cataby/South West, Rare Earths, and United States/Murray Basin segments. The company produces zircon; titanium dioxide products of rutile and synthetic rutile; and ilmenite, as well as activated carbon, gypsum, and iron concentrate products. It also engages in the exploration of rare earths elements, such as monazite and xenotime. Its products are used in technology, construction, medical, lifestyle, defense, and industrial applications. The company was formerly known as Westralian Sands Limited and changed its name to Iluka Resources Limited in May 1999. Iluka Resources Limited was incorporated in 1954 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.