Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NPNYY) and The Competition Head to Head Survey

Profitability

This table compares Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha	18.49%	15.81%	10.67%
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Competitors	61.63%	10.36%	7.24%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha	$17.00 billion	$3.15 billion	4.99
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Competitors	$2.87 billion	$527.26 million	2.72

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha 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.

Volatility and Risk

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha’s rivals have a beta of 0.79, meaning that their average share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha pays out 8.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “TRANS – SHIP” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.5% and pay out 19.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.8% of shares of all “TRANS – SHIP” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.4% of shares of all “TRANS – SHIP” companies are held by insiders. 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

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha beats its rivals on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

About Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha provides various logistics services worldwide. It operates through Liner & Logistics Business, Bulk Shipping Business, and Other Business segments. The company offers liner trading services, such as container shipping, and terminal and stevedoring services for containerships, car carriers, and cruise ships; and air cargo transportation services. It also provides bulk shipping services comprising transport services for finished automobiles, heavy construction machines, and used cars; transportation services for bulk freight, including iron ore, coal, and wood chips; and transportation services for crude oil, petroleum products, chemicals, liquefied petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas, and coal. In addition, the company is involved in the upstream areas of the supply chain for oil and natural gas. Further, it operates Asuka II, a luxury cruise ship; and manages commercial and residential buildings. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha was incorporated in 1885 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.