Stella-Jones (OTCMKTS:STLJF) vs. Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV (OTCMKTS:KCDMY) Financial Contrast

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV (OTCMKTS:KCDMY) and Stella-Jones (OTCMKTS:STLJF) are both mid-cap materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV and Stella-Jones’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV	14.09%	179.50%	15.12%
Stella-Jones	8.66%	14.92%	7.39%

Dividends

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Stella-Jones pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV pays out 72.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stella-Jones pays out 66.7% 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV and Stella-Jones”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV	$2.89 billion	2.27	$395.75 million	$0.75	14.23
Stella-Jones	$2.50 billion	1.02	$241.19 million	$1.47	31.64

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV has higher revenue and earnings than Stella-Jones. Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stella-Jones, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV and Stella-Jones, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV	0	3	0	0	2.00
Stella-Jones	0	2	2	0	2.50

Summary

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV beats Stella-Jones on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV

Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and markets disposable products in Mexico. The company offers baby diapers, training pants, swim pants, wet wipes, shampoos, creams, bar soaps, and feeding products. It also provides toilet papers, napkins, facial tissues, paper towels, feminine pads, panty liners, tampons, intimate wipes, and menstrual cups. In addition, the company offers pets shampoos, sprays, repellents, and cleaners. Further, it provides liquid hand soap, foaming liquid soap, and liquid body wash; and underwear, protectors, feminine pads, pre-folded products for adults. Additionally, the company offers anti-bacterial gels; disinfectant sprays; face masks; dispensers; hand towels; and industrial cleaning cloths. The company offers its products primarily under the Huggies, KleenBebe, Kleenex, Evenflo, Pétalo, Suavel, Cottonelle, Depend, Kotex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Vogue, Delsey, Diapro, LYS, Fancy, Kimberly-Clark, and Escudo brands. The company exports its products. Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. was founded in 1925 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico.

About Stella-Jones

Stella-Jones Inc. produces and sells pressure-treated wood products in Canada and the United States. It operates through two segments, Pressure-Treated Wood; and Logs and Lumber. The company offers railway ties and timbers for short line and commercial railroad operators; and wood utility poles for electrical utilities and telecommunication companies. It also provides residential lumber and accessories to retailers for outdoor applications; industrial products, which include wood for railway bridges and crossings, marine and foundation pilings, construction timbers, and coal tar-based products; and lumber for local home-building markets. Stella-Jones Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Canada.