Analyzing Tingyi (Cayman Islands) (OTCMKTS:TCYMF) & KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY)

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) (OTCMKTS:TCYMF) and KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Tingyi (Cayman Islands) and KDDI, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tingyi (Cayman Islands)	0	0	0	0	0.00
KDDI	0	0	0	1	4.00

Dividends

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. KDDI pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. KDDI pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tingyi (Cayman Islands) and KDDI”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tingyi (Cayman Islands)	$11.38 billion	0.80	$440.50 million	N/A	N/A
KDDI	$39.86 billion	1.90	$4.40 billion	$1.01	17.07

KDDI has higher revenue and earnings than Tingyi (Cayman Islands).

Profitability

This table compares Tingyi (Cayman Islands) and KDDI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tingyi (Cayman Islands)	N/A	N/A	N/A
KDDI	10.71%	10.87%	4.03%

Risk and Volatility

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) has a beta of -0.18, meaning that its stock price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KDDI has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of KDDI shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

KDDI beats Tingyi (Cayman Islands) on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tingyi (Cayman Islands)

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp., an investment holding company, manufactures and sells instant noodles, beverages, and instant food products in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through Instant Noodles, Beverages, and Others segments. It offers ready-to-drink teas, juices, bottled water, and carbonated soft drinks, as well as coffee drinks/functional drinks/probiotics. The company also provides property rental and management, logistics, management, and support services; and manufactures and sells bakery products. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

About KDDI

KDDI Corporation provides telecommunications services in Japan and internationally. It operates in two segments, Personal Services and Business Services. The Personal Services segment offers telecommunication services and other services such as finance, energy, and LX through its multi-brands au, UQ mobile, and povo. The Business Services segment offers smartphones and other devices, network and cloud services, and data center services to corporate customers under the TELEHOUSE brand. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.