Financial Review: Clarkson (CKNHF) vs. Its Competitors

Clarkson (OTCMKTS:CKNHF) is one of 80 publicly-traded companies in the “Marine Transportation” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Clarkson to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

31.2% of Clarkson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.6% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.8% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Clarkson and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clarkson	N/A	N/A	67.29
Clarkson Competitors	$3.64 billion	$334.44 million	11.92

Clarkson’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Clarkson. Clarkson 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Clarkson and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clarkson	0	0	1	0	3.00
Clarkson Competitors	429	1598	1602	70	2.35

As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies have a potential upside of 6.22%. Given Clarkson’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Clarkson has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Dividends

Clarkson pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Clarkson pays out 56.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.4% and pay out 27.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Clarkson lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clarkson	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clarkson Competitors	26.63%	10.92%	5.37%

Summary

Clarkson competitors beat Clarkson on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Clarkson Company Profile

Clarkson PLC provides integrated shipping services worldwide. The company's Broking segment offers services to shipowners and charterers in the transportation of various cargoes by sea; and to buyers and sellers/yards related to sale and purchase transactions, as well as futures broking operation. Its Financial segment provides investment banking services for maritime, oil services, and natural resources sectors; structured asset finance services and projects in the shipping, offshore, and real estate sectors; and project finance and bespoke asset finance solutions. The company's Support segment offers port and agency, project logistics, vessel chartering, freight forwarding, customs clearance, stevedoring, shortsea broking, warehousing, crew travel, and industrial supplies for the marine and offshore industries. Its Research segment provides shipping-related information and publications. This segment also offers digital products, including Shipping Intelligence Network, World Fleet Register, Renewables Intelligence Network, Offshore Intelligence Network, and Sea/net; data, intelligence, and analysis services around shipping, trade, offshore, and maritime energy transition; and valuation services. It is involved in the provision of real estate and alternative investment funds, as well as management services; real estate project management, shipping and offshore project syndication, and property-related services; and advice on finance structuring for shipping-related projects. The company also provides research and corporate finance services, including equity and debt capital markets and M&A transactions; brokerage of shipping-related derivative financial instruments; supply of MRO, PPE, and safety equipment; accounting and financial advisory services; property management services; and equity and fixed income sales and trading services, as well as LPG swaps brokerage services. Clarkson PLC was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.