Comparing Daito Trust Construction (DIFTY) & Its Peers

Volatility and Risk

Daito Trust Construction has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Daito Trust Construction’s peers have a beta of 0.97, meaning that their average share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Daito Trust Construction pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Daito Trust Construction pays out 61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “REAL ESTATE OPS” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.1% and pay out 289.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Daito Trust Construction is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Daito Trust Construction and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Daito Trust Construction	N/A	N/A	N/A
Daito Trust Construction Competitors	3.41%	-19.79%	0.44%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Daito Trust Construction and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Daito Trust Construction	$12.10 billion	$619.46 million	21.65
Daito Trust Construction Competitors	$3.62 billion	$117.87 million	48.92

Daito Trust Construction has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Daito Trust Construction 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

58.4% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE OPS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.2% of shares of all “REAL ESTATE OPS” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Daito Trust Construction peers beat Daito Trust Construction on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

About Daito Trust Construction

Daito Trust Construction Co.,Ltd. designs, constructs, and rents apartments and condominiums in Japan. It operates through three segments: Construction, Real Estate, and Finance. The company design and construct rental housing and other structure construction; ironwork and construction; building management and renovation, and whole building leasing; rental housing tenant guarantor services; advertising; and LP gas supply businesses. Further, the company operates day service centers and childcare facilities; operates hotels in Malaysia; and bridge financing for general contractors. Additionally, it sells short-term insurance; offers credit card settlements services; rental apartment and condominium brokering services; provides real estate management and asset succession consulting services; and offers document shipping and destruction, printing, and administrative services. The company also engages in development and sale of investment-type apartment properties, and management of facility reservation portal sites. Daito Trust Construction Co.,Ltd. was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.