Critical Contrast: Champion Real Estate Investment Trust (CMPNF) & Its Rivals

Profitability

This table compares Champion Real Estate Investment Trust and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Champion Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Champion Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	29.81%	9.98%	3.17%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.7% of Champion Real Estate Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.4% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of shares of all “Retail REITs” companies are owned 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.

Dividends

Champion Real Estate Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 32.3%. Champion Real Estate Investment Trust pays out -149.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Retail REITs” companies pay a dividend yield of 221.0% and pay out 78.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Champion Real Estate Investment Trust and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Champion Real Estate Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	-4.61
Champion Real Estate Investment Trust Competitors	$819.73 million	$253.68 million	12.53

Champion Real Estate Investment Trust’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Champion Real Estate Investment Trust. Champion Real Estate Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Champion Real Estate Investment Trust rivals beat Champion Real Estate Investment Trust on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

Champion Real Estate Investment Trust Company Profile

Champion Real Estate Investment Trust is a trust formed to own and invest in income producing office and retail properties. The Trust focuses on Grade A commercial properties in prime locations. It currently offers investors direct exposure to nearly 3 million sq. ft. of prime office and retail floor area. These include two Hong Kong landmark properties, Three Garden Road and Langham Place, as well as a joint venture stake in 66 Shoe Lane in Central London. Since 2015, the Trust has been included in the Constituent of Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Benchmark Index of Hang Seng Indexes.