Comparing Monarch Cement (MCEM) and Its Rivals

Insider & Institutional Ownership

46.6% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of Monarch Cement shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Monarch Cement has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monarch Cement’s peers have a beta of 0.90, indicating that their average stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Monarch Cement and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monarch Cement	24.43%	14.75%	12.94%
Monarch Cement Competitors	4.41%	8.31%	5.03%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Monarch Cement and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Monarch Cement	$248.26 million	$89.32 million	13.80
Monarch Cement Competitors	$6.83 billion	$651.37 million	33.11

Monarch Cement’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Monarch Cement. Monarch Cement 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.

Dividends

Monarch Cement pays an annual dividend of $3.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Monarch Cement pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies pay a dividend yield of 179.3% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Monarch Cement peers beat Monarch Cement on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

About Monarch Cement

The Monarch Cement Company engages in the manufacture and sale of portland cement in the United States. The company also provides masonry cement, ready-mixed concrete, concrete products, and sundry building materials. It primarily serves contractors, ready-mixed concrete plants, concrete products plants, building materials dealers, and governmental agencies. The company sells its products principally in the State of Kansas, the State of Iowa, southeast Nebraska, western Missouri, northwest Arkansas, and northern Oklahoma. The Monarch Cement Company was founded in 1908 and is based in Humboldt, Kansas.