Head-To-Head Survey: K-Bro Linen (KBRLF) & Its Peers

K-Bro Linen (OTCMKTS:KBRLF) is one of 355 publicly-traded companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare K-Bro Linen to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for K-Bro Linen and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
K-Bro Linen	0	0	1	0	3.00
K-Bro Linen Competitors	1835	6116	9002	656	2.48

As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 10.76%. Given K-Bro Linen’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe K-Bro Linen has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares K-Bro Linen and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
K-Bro Linen	N/A	N/A	19.13
K-Bro Linen Competitors	$2.45 billion	$140.19 million	21.90

K-Bro Linen’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than K-Bro Linen. K-Bro Linen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

49.3% of K-Bro Linen shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.6% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares K-Bro Linen and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
K-Bro Linen	N/A	N/A	N/A
K-Bro Linen Competitors	-60.93%	-129.15%	-1.45%

Dividends

K-Bro Linen pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. K-Bro Linen pays out 80.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out 64.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

K-Bro Linen beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

K-Bro Linen Company Profile

K-Bro Linen Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides laundry and linen services to healthcare institutions, hotels, and other commercial organizations in Canada and the United Kingdom. Its services include processing, management, and distribution of general and operating room linens, such as sheets, blankets, towels, surgical gowns, tablecloths, and drapes and other linens. The company also offers other services, including bulk dock-to-dock, exchange cart preparation, cart delivery, surgical linen, distribution and control of employee uniforms, personal clothing, customer reporting, customer service visiting, and textile procurement services. In addition, it provides linen rental, workwear hire, and cleanroom garment services. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.