TH International (THCH) versus Its Peers Head-To-Head Contrast

TH International (NASDAQ:THCH) is one of 382 publicly-traded companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare TH International to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

TH International has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TH International’s peers have a beta of 1.44, suggesting that their average stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for TH International and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TH International	1	0	0	0	1.00
TH International Competitors	3819	17310	25631	908	2.50

As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 58.44%. Given TH International’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TH International has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TH International	-42.55%	N/A	-22.27%
TH International Competitors	8.57%	-41.62%	2.16%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.8% of TH International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by institutional investors. 22.1% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares TH International and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
TH International	$188.21 million	-$62.13 million	-0.56
TH International Competitors	$3.43 billion	$250.18 million	-160.02

TH International’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than TH International. TH International is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

TH International peers beat TH International on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

TH International Company Profile

TH International Limited is the master franchisee and exclusive operator of Tim Hortons coffee shops in China. The company develops and operates the Tim Hortons China business, serving coffee, tea, baked goods, breakfast items, sandwiches and other food products through its restaurants and digital ordering channels. Tim Hortons China opened its first location in Shanghai in 2019. Since then, the business has focused on expanding the Tim Hortons brand across mainland China, adapting its menu and store formats to local consumer preferences while maintaining the brand’s core coffee and food offerings.