Comparing Genting Malaysia Berhad (GMALF) and The Competition

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.5% of Genting Malaysia Berhad shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 21.9% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Genting Malaysia Berhad pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.0%. Genting Malaysia Berhad pays out 30.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.5% and pay out 45.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Genting Malaysia Berhad is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Genting Malaysia Berhad and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genting Malaysia Berhad	N/A	N/A	2.18
Genting Malaysia Berhad Competitors	$3.35 billion	$246.09 million	11.16

Genting Malaysia Berhad’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Genting Malaysia Berhad. Genting Malaysia Berhad is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Genting Malaysia Berhad and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genting Malaysia Berhad	N/A	N/A	N/A
Genting Malaysia Berhad Competitors	-10.74%	-46.38%	1.83%

Summary

Genting Malaysia Berhad rivals beat Genting Malaysia Berhad on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Genting Malaysia Berhad

Genting Malaysia Berhad, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the leisure and hospitality business in Malaysia, the United Kingdom, Egypt, the United States, and the Bahamas. It operates through Leisure & Hospitality, and Properties segments. The Leisure & Hospitality segment comprises integrated resort activities, which include gaming, hotels, food and beverages, theme parks, and retail and entertainment attractions, as well as tours and travel related, and other supporting services. The Properties segment is involved in the investment, development, and management of properties. It also engages in the owning and operation of casinos; development and sale of land and properties; letting of apartment units; and provision of information technology and consultancy services. In addition, the company provides investment, marketing, private debt securities issuance, training, administrative, show agency, condotel, golf resort, yacht charter, utilities, cable car and related support, creative and art, project and construction management, offshore financing, karaoke, payment and collection agency, loyalty programme, garbage collection and disposal, sewerage, investment trading, reinsurance, and resort management services. Further, it offers electricity supply, water, liquefied petroleum gas, and other services at Genting Highlands; owns and operates aircraft; researches and develops software; invests in equities; and operates a video lottery facility and vessel. The company was formerly known as Resorts World Bhd. Genting Malaysia Berhad was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.