Reviewing Benesse (BSEFY) and The Competition

Profitability

This table compares Benesse and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Benesse	N/A	N/A	N/A
Benesse Competitors	-1.99%	-38.76%	2.99%

Dividends

Benesse pays an annual dividend of $91.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 609.0%. Benesse pays out 167.2% 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, “Diversified Consumer Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.6% and pay out 43.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Benesse	N/A	N/A	0.27
Benesse Competitors	$3.59 billion	$218.13 million	16.13

Benesse’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Benesse. Benesse 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

0.0% of Benesse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of shares of all “Diversified Consumer Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.5% of shares of all “Diversified Consumer Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Benesse competitors beat Benesse on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

Benesse Company Profile

Benesse Holdings, Inc. provides educational, and nursing care and childcare services in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Domestic Education Business; Nursing Care and Childcare Business; and Kids & Family Business. The company engages in the correspondence course business, school and teacher support business, cram school business, English language lessons for children business, and other businesses for preschool to high school students; and nursing care and childcare business, which include the operation of nursing homes for seniors comprising fee-based homes and elderly houses with care services, home help and daytime nursing care services, food delivery, and daycare and afterschool care services. It also offers information and products relating to pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting; lifestyle information and support everyday living through forums for communication with customers; and magazines, websites, and others to help enrich life with pets. The company was formerly known as Benesse Corporation and changed its name to Benesse Holdings, Inc. in 2009. Benesse Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1955 and is headquartered in Okayama, Japan.