Financial Review: Adbri (ADBCF) vs. Its Peers

Dividends

Adbri pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Adbri pays out 75.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies pay a dividend yield of 177.4% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Adbri lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Adbri and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adbri	N/A	N/A	9.35
Adbri Competitors	$6.81 billion	$651.37 million	32.00

Adbri’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Adbri. Adbri 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adbri	N/A	N/A	N/A
Adbri Competitors	4.41%	8.31%	5.03%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.1% of Adbri shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Adbri competitors beat Adbri on 9 of the 9 factors compared.

Adbri Company Profile

Adbri Limited manufactures and distributes construction materials in Australia. The company operates in two segments: Cement, Lime, Concrete and Aggregates; and Masonry. It provides cement, lime, premixed concrete, aggregates, and sand; various concrete bricks, besser blocks, pavers, and retaining wall blocks; and industrial minerals comprising agricultural lime products, stockfield minerals and fillers for glass manufacturing, and quick and hydrated lime for industrial processing and water treatment applications. The company offers its products to residential and non-residential construction, engineering construction, industrial manufacturing, and mining markets. Adbri Limited was founded in 1882 and is based in Adelaide, Australia.