Head-To-Head Analysis: Avon Protection (AVNBF) versus The Competition

Profitability

This table compares Avon Protection and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avon Protection	N/A	N/A	N/A
Avon Protection Competitors	-241.59%	-117.17%	-4.70%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

45.1% of Avon Protection shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” 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.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avon Protection	N/A	N/A	53.16
Avon Protection Competitors	$8.59 billion	$576.77 million	32.69

Avon Protection’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Avon Protection. Avon Protection 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.

Dividends

Avon Protection pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Avon Protection pays out 11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.0% and pay out 40.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Avon Protection beats its peers on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

Avon Protection Company Profile

Avon Protection plc provides respiratory, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear and head protection solutions for military and first responder agencies in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States. The company offers respiratory products, including respirators, filters, powered and supplied air, escape hoods, underwater systems, and thermal image camera, and CBRN protective wear, as well as spares and accessories. It also provides head protection products, such as ballistic helmets, bump protection helmets, helmet liners, and retention system. It offers its products under the Avon Protection and Team Wendy brands. The company was formerly known as Avon Rubber p.l.c. and changed its name to Avon Protection plc in July 2021. Avon Protection plc was incorporated in 1890 and is headquartered in Melksham, the United Kingdom.