Daicel (OTCMKTS:DACHF – Get Free Report) is one of 124 publicly-traded companies in the “Specialty Chemicals” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Daicel to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Daicel and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Daicel | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Daicel Competitors | -19.75% | -35.65% | -3.55% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Daicel and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Daicel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Daicel Competitors | 809 | 2988 | 3802 | 13 | 2.40 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Daicel and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Daicel | N/A | N/A | 0.11 |
| Daicel Competitors | $3.23 billion | $156.88 million | -4.56 |
Daicel’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Daicel. Daicel is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
18.6% of Daicel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.1% of shares of all “Specialty Chemicals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 25.0% of shares of all “Specialty Chemicals” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
Daicel pays an annual dividend of $13.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 158.9%. Daicel pays out 17.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Specialty Chemicals” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.0% and pay out 95.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Daicel is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Daicel beats its rivals on 6 of the 10 factors compared.
About Daicel
Daicel Corporation engages in the materials, medical/healthcare, smart, safety, engineering plastics, and other businesses in Japan, China, and internationally. The company offers acetic acid, acetic acid derivative chemicals, acetate tow, acetic anhydride, thioglycolic acid, caprolactone derivatives, methyl 3-methoxyacrylate, cycloaliphatic epoxies, alkylamines comprising diethylhydroxyamine, and 1,3-butylene glycol, as well as cellulose acetate; and Actranza Lab, a drug delivery device. It also provides solutions for the electronics market, such as functional films and materials for use in smartphones, PCs, TVs, and in-vehicle displays; polymers and solvents for use in the semiconductor manufacturing process; optical lenses for use in VR, smartphones, and various sensors; printed electronic materials; and organic semiconductors. In addition, the company offers automobile airbags inflators comprising gas generation devices; pyro-fuses as safety systems for use in products, such as electric vehicles, renewable energy storage, and transmission systems and robots; and gas generators for seat belt pretensioners, as well as engineering plastics and plastic compound products, high performance polymer, functional sheets, formed trays, and packaging films. Further, it reuses water for medical care, drinking water, food, and wastewater fields; and provides chiral columns, chiral reagents, pharma excipients, bellocea S7, flavocell(S-equol), konjac ceramide, polyglycerols, urolithin A, and excipients for food, as well as analytical and separation services. The company's products are used in transportation, electronics, medical care, personal care, everyday life, and environment and energy applications. The company was formerly known as Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. and changed its name to Daicel Corporation in October 2011. Daicel Corporation was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
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