Head-To-Head Contrast: MonotaRO (OTCMKTS:MONOY) vs. Nihon Kohden (OTCMKTS:NHNKY)

Profitability

This table compares MonotaRO and Nihon Kohden’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MonotaRO	9.09%	33.75%	24.22%
Nihon Kohden	7.71%	15.08%	11.98%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares MonotaRO and Nihon Kohden”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MonotaRO	$1.91 billion	5.32	$173.82 million	$0.45	44.91
Nihon Kohden	$1.54 billion	1.26	$117.48 million	$0.56	20.29

MonotaRO has higher revenue and earnings than Nihon Kohden. Nihon Kohden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MonotaRO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

MonotaRO has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nihon Kohden has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

MonotaRO pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Nihon Kohden pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. MonotaRO pays out 15.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nihon Kohden pays out 19.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of MonotaRO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Nihon Kohden shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MonotaRO beats Nihon Kohden on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MonotaRO

MonotaRO Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates an online MRO products store in Japan and internationally. The company offers safety protective equipment, work clothes, and safety shoes; logistics, storage, and packing supplies; tapes; safety, disaster prevention, and crime prevention products; safety signs; ship and fishing supplies; office supplies; office furniture/lighting/cleaning supplies; cutting tools and abrasives; measurement and surveying equipment; hand tools/electric and pneumatic tools; sprays, oils, greases, and paints; adhesives and repair materials; welding supplies; and piping and water related components/pumps/pneumatic and hydraulic equipment/hoses. It also provides mechanical parts; control equipment; soldering and anti-static products; architectural hardware, building materials, painting, and interior supplies; air conditioning and electrical equipment; electrical materials; screws, bolts, nails, and materials; automotive supplies; truck supplies; motorcycle supplies; bicycle supplies; scientific research and development supplies; clean room supplies; kitchen equipment and store supplies; agricultural and gardening supplies; and medical and nursing supplies. It serves factories, construction, automobile maintenance, and other industries. The company was formerly known as Sumisho Grainger Co., Ltd. and changed its name to MonotaRO Co., Ltd. in February 2006. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan. MonotaRO Co., Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Grainger Global Holdings, Inc.

About Nihon Kohden

Nihon Kohden Corporation engages in development, manufacturing, sale, maintenance, and consultation of medical electronic equipment, and related systems and products in Japan, Americas, Europe, rest of Asia, and internationally. It offers physiological measuring equipment comprising electrocardiographs, electroencephalographs, and polygraphs for Cath-labs; patient monitoring systems, such as beside and central monitors; and treatment equipment including defibrillators, automated external defibrillators, ventilators, and pacemakers. The company also provides medical support system, which includes diagnostic and clinical information system; and in-vitro diagnostic equipment comprising hematology and clinical chemistry analyzers. In addition, it operates insurance brokerage and technology licensing business. The company was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Shinjuku, Japan.