Financial Contrast: bpost NV/SA (OTCMKTS:BPOSY) and Jardine Matheson (OTCMKTS:JMHLY)

bpost NV/SA (OTCMKTS:BPOSY) and Jardine Matheson (OTCMKTS:JMHLY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

bpost NV/SA has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jardine Matheson has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares bpost NV/SA and Jardine Matheson”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
bpost NV/SA	$4.61 billion	0.07	$71.21 million	($1.10)	-1.41
Jardine Matheson	$36.05 billion	0.38	$686.00 million	N/A	N/A

Jardine Matheson has higher revenue and earnings than bpost NV/SA.

Profitability

This table compares bpost NV/SA and Jardine Matheson’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
bpost NV/SA	1.96%	9.66%	2.37%
Jardine Matheson	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

bpost NV/SA pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Jardine Matheson pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. bpost NV/SA pays out -6.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for bpost NV/SA and Jardine Matheson, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
bpost NV/SA	0	0	0	0	0.00
Jardine Matheson	0	0	0	1	4.00

Summary

Jardine Matheson beats bpost NV/SA on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About bpost NV/SA

bpost NV/SA, together with its subsidiaries, provides mail and parcel services to individuals, businesses, and public institutions in Belgium, rest of Europe, the United States, and internationally. It operates through Belgium, E-Logistics Eurasia, and E-Logistics North America segments. The company offers collection, transport, sorting, and distribution of addressed and non-addressed mail, printed documents, newspapers, periodicals, and parcels, as well as banking and financial products, e-commerce logistics, express delivery, and related services. It also provides transactional mails, advertising mails, press, domestic and international parcels, and logistic solutions; e-commerce fulfilment, including warehousing and handling of goods; e-commerce cross-border services, including custom duties services; operational back-office services, including call center, payment and financial, fraud and tax, administrative and document management services; and proximity and convenience services, such as the access to the network and over-the-counter service for different partners and sale of self-produced goods, as well as retail products and goods of partners, including bpost bank products; repair of electronics; and import services. The company was founded in 1830 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

About Jardine Matheson

Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates in motor vehicles and related operations, property investment and development, food retailing, health and beauty, home furnishings, engineering and construction, and transport businesses in China, Southeast Asia, and internationally. It also involved in the restaurants and hotels, financial services, heavy equipment, mining, and agribusinesses. The company offers automotive and transport services, as well as invests in, develops, and manages residential, commercial, and mixed-use properties. It also operates 7-Eleven, IKEA, and other retailing business, as well as Pizza Hut and KFC franchise restaurants; and invests in and manages hotels, resorts, and residences, as well as engages in construction and energy, infrastructure and logistics, and information technology businesses. In addition, the company sells and services motor vehicles; invests in, owns, develops, and manages office and retail properties; operates outlets, including supermarkets, hypermarkets, health and beauty stores, and home furnishings stores. Further, it engages in the automotive dealerships business. Additionally, the company invests in digital business, such as Halodoc, a healthtech online ecosystem; Sayurbox, an e-commerce grocery platform; Paxel, a technology-based logistics business; and OLX, a used car platform. Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited was founded in 1832 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.