Head to Head Analysis: Dorel Industries (DIIBF) & Its Rivals

Dorel Industries (OTCMKTS:DIIBF) is one of 150 publicly-traded companies in the “Household Durables” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Dorel Industries to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Dorel Industries and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dorel Industries	0	1	0	0	2.00
Dorel Industries Competitors	1810	7435	8159	316	2.39

As a group, “Household Durables” companies have a potential upside of 38.57%. Given Dorel Industries’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dorel Industries has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Dorel Industries and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dorel Industries	$1.19 billion	-$142.22 million	-0.24
Dorel Industries Competitors	$5.33 billion	$313.99 million	9.61

Dorel Industries’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Dorel Industries. Dorel Industries 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.

Volatility and Risk

Dorel Industries has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dorel Industries’ peers have a beta of 1.77, suggesting that their average stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

53.6% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Dorel Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dorel Industries	-12.73%	N/A	-11.89%
Dorel Industries Competitors	-2.74%	-17.12%	1.18%

Summary

Dorel Industries peers beat Dorel Industries on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Dorel Industries Company Profile

Dorel Industries Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, sourcing, marketing, and distribution of home and juvenile products worldwide. The company operates through Dorel Home and Dorel Juvenile segments. The Dorel Home segment offers ready-to assemble furniture and home furnishings products, including metal folding furniture, futons, children's furniture, step stools, hand trucks, ladders, outdoor furniture, and other imported furniture items. This segment markets its products under the DHP, Signature Sleep, Little Seeds, Ameriwood Home, Cosco Home & Office, Queer Eye, Cosmo Living, Novogratz, Real Rooms, Mr. Kate, Baby Relax, Alphason, Bertini, Ntense, and Notio brands. The Dorel Juvenile segment provides children's accessories comprising infant car seats, strollers, home equipment, toys, infant health, and safety aids under the Maxi-Cosi, Tiny Love, Infanti, Safety 1st, Bébé Confort, Quinny, and Cosco brands. The company was formerly known as Dorel Co. Ltd. and changed its name to Dorel Industries Inc. in May 1987. Dorel Industries Inc. was incorporated in 1962 and is headquartered in Westmount, Canada.