Casio Computer (CSIOY) and Its Peers Head to Head Survey

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Casio Computer	3.00%	4.74%	3.07%
Casio Computer Competitors	-154.16%	-93.85%	-8.47%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

49.9% of shares of all “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of shares of all “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Casio Computer pays an annual dividend of $2.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Casio Computer pays out 123.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “ELEC PRODS – MISC” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.2% and pay out 32.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Casio Computer and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Casio Computer	$1.72 billion	$53.22 million	34.65
Casio Computer Competitors	$3.67 billion	$265.22 million	6.08

Casio Computer’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Casio Computer. Casio Computer 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.

Volatility and Risk

Casio Computer has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Casio Computer’s peers have a beta of 0.79, indicating that their average share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Casio Computer peers beat Casio Computer on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

Casio Computer Company Profile

Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. develops, produces, and sells consumer, system equipment, and other products. The company operates in Timepieces, Consumer, System Equipment, and Other segments. It offers timepieces, electronic dictionaries, calculators, label printers, electronic musical instruments, handheld terminals, cash registers, management support systems, data projectors, formed parts, and molds products. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.