Critical Survey: Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY) & B&M European Value Retail (OTCMKTS:BMRRY)

Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY) and B&M European Value Retail (OTCMKTS:BMRRY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Dividends

Unicharm pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. B&M European Value Retail pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Unicharm pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk and Volatility

Unicharm has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B&M European Value Retail has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Unicharm and B&M European Value Retail”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unicharm	$6.32 billion	1.60	$436.93 million	$0.12	24.17
B&M European Value Retail	$7.11 billion	0.32	$407.01 million	N/A	N/A

Unicharm has higher earnings, but lower revenue than B&M European Value Retail.

Profitability

This table compares Unicharm and B&M European Value Retail’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unicharm	6.33%	6.78%	4.93%
B&M European Value Retail	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Unicharm and B&M European Value Retail, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unicharm	0	1	0	1	3.00
B&M European Value Retail	1	3	0	1	2.20

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of B&M European Value Retail shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Unicharm beats B&M European Value Retail on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Unicharm

Unicharm Corporation engages in the manufacturing and sale of wellness, feminine, baby and children, kirei, and pet care products in Japan and internationally. The company's baby and child care products, including disposable diapers and wipes under the Moony, MamyPoko, Oyasumiman, and Torepanman brands; feminine care products comprise napkins, tampons, panty liners, sanitary short, panty liners, and other feminine care products under the Sofy, Center-In, and Unicharm brand names; and wellness care products include napkin-type incontinence pads, pants-type diapers, tape-type diapers, pants-type specialized urine pads, and tape-type specialized urine pads under the Lifree and Charmnap brand. It also provides masks under the Unicharm brand; home care products, including cleaning sheets under the Wave brand name; cosmetic cotton and wet wipes under the Silcot brand; and paper towels under the Cook Up brand name. In addition, the company offers pet care products that include pet foods, excrement cleanup sheets, system toilets, and disposable diapers under the Grand Deli, Best Balance, Physicalife Dog, Silver Plate, Aiken Genki, Manner Wear, Deo Sheet, Silver Spoon, AllWell, Physicalife Cat, Deo Toilet, Deo Sand, Deo Clean, and Neko Genki brands; and deodorizing beads. Further, it is involved in the manufacture and sale of industrial materials related products, etc., as well as food-packaging materials. Unicharm Corporation was incorporated in 1941 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About B&M European Value Retail

B&M European Value Retail S.A. operates general merchandise and grocery stores. The company operates a chain of stores under the B&M, Heron Foods, and B&M Express in the United Kingdom; and stores under the B&M brand in France. It also provides property management services. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Munsbach, Luxembourg.