Analyzing Burnham (BURCA) & Its Peers

Dividends

Burnham pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Burnham pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “MACH – GENL INDL” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.2% and pay out 25.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.5% of Burnham shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of shares of all “MACH – GENL INDL” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of shares of all “MACH – GENL INDL” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Burnham	4.42%	13.39%	7.32%
Burnham Competitors	8.57%	12.70%	7.08%

Volatility & Risk

Burnham has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Burnham’s competitors have a beta of 12.18, suggesting that their average stock price is 1,118% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Burnham	$270.18 million	$11.95 million	9.08
Burnham Competitors	$4.73 billion	$501.64 million	18.76

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

Summary

Burnham competitors beat Burnham on 8 of the 11 factors compared.

Burnham Company Profile

Burnham Holdings, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells boilers and related heating, ventilation, and air conditioning products and accessories for residential, commercial, and industrial applications in the United States and internationally. Its residential hydronic heating products include cast iron, stainless steel, and steel boilers; cast iron and steel heat distribution products; radiators; and warm air furnaces and central air conditioning systems for the residential heating and cooling markets, including units for the manufactured housing industry. The company's commercial and industrial heating products comprise a range of cast iron, stainless steel, fire tube, water tube, copper tube boilers, and water heaters; and boiler room accessories that are used for various applications, such as military bases, multi-unit residential buildings, health care, government, education, and hospital facilities. The company sells its residential products through wholesale distributors to builders, heating contractors, fuel dealers, and utilities for resale to end-use customers; and commercial products primarily through independent sales representatives, directly to contractors, or end users. Burnham Holdings, Inc. is based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.