Japan Airlines (JAPSY) versus The Competition Financial Contrast

Insider and Institutional Ownership

52.5% of shares of all “TRANS – AIRLINE” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of shares of all “TRANS – AIRLINE” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Japan Airlines	6.04%	11.41%	4.01%
Japan Airlines Competitors	-16,555.33%	19.90%	2.44%

Risk & Volatility

Japan Airlines has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Japan Airlines’ competitors have a beta of 9.05, suggesting that their average stock price is 805% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Japan Airlines and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Japan Airlines	$12.11 billion	$706.45 million	12.30
Japan Airlines Competitors	$14.20 billion	$554.57 million	1.90

Japan Airlines’ competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Japan Airlines. Japan Airlines is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Japan Airlines pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Japan Airlines pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “TRANS – AIRLINE” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 32.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Japan Airlines competitors beat Japan Airlines on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

Japan Airlines Company Profile

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides scheduled and non-scheduled air transport services in Japan, Asia, Oceania, North America, and Europe. The company operates through Air Transportation and Other segments. It offers passenger, ground handling, cargo and mail handling, and maintenance services. The company is also involved in the aerial work and other related business; airport peripheral business; and sale of travel package tours. As of March 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 224 aircraft. The company was formerly known as Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. in April 2011. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.