Analyzing NIBE Industrier AB (publ) (NDRBF) & The Competition

NIBE Industrier AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:NDRBF) is one of 93 public companies in the “Building Products” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare NIBE Industrier AB (publ) to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares NIBE Industrier AB (publ) and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NIBE Industrier AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	N/A
NIBE Industrier AB (publ) Competitors	3.78%	40.35%	5.08%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

26.1% of NIBE Industrier AB (publ) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for NIBE Industrier AB (publ) and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NIBE Industrier AB (publ)	2	1	1	0	1.75
NIBE Industrier AB (publ) Competitors	706	3816	4928	228	2.48

As a group, “Building Products” companies have a potential upside of 25.89%. Given NIBE Industrier AB (publ)’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NIBE Industrier AB (publ) has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares NIBE Industrier AB (publ) and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
NIBE Industrier AB (publ)	N/A	N/A	0.53
NIBE Industrier AB (publ) Competitors	$3.99 billion	$4.66 billion	41.49

NIBE Industrier AB (publ)’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than NIBE Industrier AB (publ). NIBE Industrier AB (publ) 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.

Summary

NIBE Industrier AB (publ) peers beat NIBE Industrier AB (publ) on 11 of the 11 factors compared.

NIBE Industrier AB (publ) Company Profile

NIBE Industrier AB (publ), together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells various energy-efficient solutions for indoor climate comfort, and components and solutions for intelligent heating and control in Nordic countries, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. The company operates through three business areas: NIBE Climate Solutions, NIBE Element, and NIBE Stoves. The NIBE Climate Solutions business area offers indoor climate comfort products, such as heat pumps, ventilation products and air conditioning, climate control systems, water heaters and accumulator tanks, district heating products, PV panels, domestic boilers, commercial washing machines, and tumble dryers for homes, apartment blocks, hotels, hospitals, and commercial properties. The NIBE Element business area provides various components and solutions for heating and control, which include tubular, aluminum, foil, thick film, PTC, high-power, and ceramic elements, as well as open spirals and tapes, heating cables and jackets, vacuum brazing, heat pump technology, resistors, heat exchangers, temperature sensors, flexible hoses, and control equipment to domestic and household appliances; commercial products and professional kitchens; energy; transport; advanced technology; medicine; and aviation sectors, as well as industrial projects sectors. The NIBE Stoves business area offers free-standing, wood-burning, gas, and electric stoves; heat-retaining products; and chimney systems, as well as accessories. NIBE Industrier AB (publ) was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Markaryd, Sweden.