Critical Comparison: Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. (CSIOF) and The Competition

Dividends

Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. pays an annual dividend of $21.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 186.5%. Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Diversified Consumer Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.7% and pay out 45.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. Competitors	-2.23%	-38.98%	2.93%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.	N/A	N/A	0.15
Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. Competitors	$3.22 billion	$218.13 million	16.38

Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.. Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.1% of Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of shares of all “Diversified Consumer Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.5% of shares of all “Diversified Consumer Services” companies are held 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

Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. rivals beat Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Casio Computer Co.,Ltd.

Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. develops, produces, and sells consumer, system equipment, and other products. The company operates in Timepieces, Consumer, System Equipment, and Other segments. It offers timepieces, electronic dictionaries, calculators, label printers, electronic musical instruments, handheld terminals, cash registers, management support systems, data projectors, formed parts, and molds products. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.