Head to Head Survey: Nitori (OTC:NCLTY) vs. HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR (OTCMKTS:HOWWY)

Dividends

Nitori pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Nitori pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility & Risk

Nitori has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Nitori and HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nitori	9.37%	10.53%	7.86%
HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nitori and HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nitori	$6.21 billion	1.46	$597.01 million	$0.47	17.00
HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR	$253.58 million	16.46	$1.15 billion	N/A	N/A

HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nitori.

Summary

Nitori beats HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nitori

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. engages in the retail of furniture and interior products in Japan. It is involved in the advertising; logistics; and other activities. The company engages in insurance and clothing related businesses. Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR

Hopewell Holdings Limited (“HHL”), the Hong Kong-based group, was listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in 1972. HHL and its subsidiaries are active in the fields of property development and investment, investment in infrastructure projects, hotel investment and management, restaurant operations and food catering.