Financial Contrast: Puma (PMMAF) vs. Its Rivals

Puma (OTCMKTS:PMMAF) is one of 118 publicly-traded companies in the “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Puma to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

Puma pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Puma pays out -12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 23.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Puma and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Puma	N/A	N/A	-9.23
Puma Competitors	$5.69 billion	$478.19 million	28.11

Puma’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Puma. Puma 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Puma and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Puma	0	1	1	0	2.50
Puma Competitors	1587	7620	10196	342	2.47

As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 14.52%. Given Puma’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Puma has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

4.7% of Puma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Puma	N/A	N/A	N/A
Puma Competitors	-3.34%	13.12%	2.57%

Summary

Puma peers beat Puma on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Puma Company Profile

PUMA SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and sale of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides sports lifestyle products for football, handball, rugby, cricket, volleyball, track and field, motorsports, golf, and basketball. It issues licenses to independent partners to design, develop, manufacture, and sell watches, glasses, safety shoes, workwear, and gaming accessories. The company sells its products under the PUMA and Cobra Golf brands through retail stores, factory outlets, and online stores. The company was formerly known as PUMA AG and changed its name to PUMA SE in July 2011. PUMA SE was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.