Wienerberger (OTCMKTS:WBRBY) vs. Monarch Cement (OTCMKTS:MCEM) Critical Survey

Monarch Cement (OTCMKTS:MCEM) and Wienerberger (OTCMKTS:WBRBY) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Monarch Cement and Wienerberger’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monarch Cement	28.98%	17.38%	15.22%
Wienerberger	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Monarch Cement and Wienerberger, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Monarch Cement	0	0	0	0	0.00
Wienerberger	1	3	0	0	1.75

Dividends

Monarch Cement pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Wienerberger pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Monarch Cement pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wienerberger pays out 305.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Monarch Cement and Wienerberger”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Monarch Cement	$248.26 million	4.01	$89.32 million	$20.22	13.16
Wienerberger	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.04	126.81

Monarch Cement has higher revenue and earnings than Wienerberger. Monarch Cement is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wienerberger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Monarch Cement beats Wienerberger on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Monarch Cement

The Monarch Cement Company engages in the manufacture and sale of portland cement in the United States. The company also provides masonry cement, ready-mixed concrete, concrete products, and sundry building materials. It primarily serves contractors, ready-mixed concrete plants, concrete products plants, building materials dealers, and governmental agencies. The company sells its products principally in the State of Kansas, the State of Iowa, southeast Nebraska, western Missouri, northwest Arkansas, and northern Oklahoma. The Monarch Cement Company was founded in 1908 and is based in Humboldt, Kansas.

About Wienerberger

Wienerberger AG produces and sells clay blocks, facing bricks, roof tiles, and pavers in Europe. It operates through Wienerberger Building Solutions, Wienerberger Piping Solutions, and North America segments. The company offers wall, façade, and roof system for single, two, and multi-family homes, and non-residential construction; paving and water management for gardens, pavements, and parking areas; and electrical cooling and heating installation, drinking water and wastewater, garden irrigation, irrigation systems and water storage. It also provides water management and wastewater disposal, supplies energy, data transfer, and special products; and pipe system solution to infrastructure, buildings, and agriculture. Wienerberger AG was founded in 1819 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.