Wacoal (WACLY) & The Competition Head-To-Head Survey

Insider and Institutional Ownership

65.8% of shares of all “TEXTILE – APPAREL” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Wacoal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of shares of all “TEXTILE – APPAREL” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Wacoal and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wacoal	4.06%	3.39%	2.48%
Wacoal Competitors	3.24%	-34.59%	5.51%

Risk & Volatility

Wacoal has a beta of -0.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wacoal’s rivals have a beta of 3.23, indicating that their average stock price is 223% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Wacoal and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wacoal	$1.14 billion	$46.13 million	38.81
Wacoal Competitors	$6.37 billion	$620.37 million	8.97

Wacoal’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Wacoal. Wacoal 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.

Dividends

Wacoal pays an annual dividend of $3.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Wacoal pays out 73.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “TEXTILE – APPAREL” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.1% and pay out 42.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Wacoal lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Wacoal rivals beat Wacoal on 8 of the 11 factors compared.

Wacoal Company Profile

Wacoal Holdings Corp. engages in the manufacturing, wholesale, and retail sale of intimate apparel, outerwear, sportswear, and other textile products and accessories in Japan, Asia, Oceania, the United States, and Europe. The company operates through Wacoal Business (Domestic), Wacoal Business (Overseas), Peach John Business, and Other Businesses segments. It offers intimate apparel mainly women’s foundation wear, lingerie, nightwear and children’s underwear; and outerwear, sportswear, and other textile products and accessories. The company also engages in the restaurant, cultural and service-related businesses; and manufacture and sale of mannequins and fixtures, interior design work, and other textile-related businesses. It offers products through department stores, general merchandisers, and other general retailers in Japan, as well as directly managed retail stores, E-commerce websites, and distributors in Japan and internationally. Wacoal Holdings Corp. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.