Anhui Conch Cement (AHCHY) & Its Rivals Head-To-Head Comparison

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.6% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of shares of all “Construction Materials” 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 Anhui Conch Cement and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anhui Conch Cement	9.72%	3.86%	3.09%
Anhui Conch Cement Competitors	4.41%	8.31%	5.03%

Risk and Volatility

Anhui Conch Cement has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anhui Conch Cement’s competitors have a beta of 0.90, indicating that their average share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Anhui Conch Cement pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Anhui Conch Cement pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies pay a dividend yield of 179.2% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Anhui Conch Cement lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Anhui Conch Cement and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anhui Conch Cement	$11.48 billion	$1.18 billion	10.74
Anhui Conch Cement Competitors	$6.77 billion	$651.37 million	33.16

Anhui Conch Cement has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Anhui Conch Cement 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

Anhui Conch Cement competitors beat Anhui Conch Cement on 8 of the 11 factors compared.

About Anhui Conch Cement

Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, sells, and trades in clinker and cement products. The company operates through five segments: Eastern China, Central China, Southern China, Western China, and Overseas. It provides construction and installation services for industrial purposes; logistic services; and mining and related services. The company manufactures and sells cement packaging products, concrete products, and refractory materials; and develops and sells profile and related products, as well as exports clinker and cement products. In addition, it engages in investment and trading, and selling aggregates. Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited was founded in 1997 and is based in Wuhu, the People's Republic of China.