Comparing Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CGIFF) & The Competition

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (OTCMKTS:CGIFF) is one of 298 public companies in the “Chemicals” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

47.5% of Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.2% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund pays out 3,463.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Chemicals” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 103.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund Competitors	-119.32%	-12.78%	-2.00%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund	N/A	N/A	340.27
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund Competitors	$8.03 billion	$217.41 million	-11.57

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund. Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund 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 for Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund	0	0	1	0	3.00
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund Competitors	3109	11897	13918	491	2.40

As a group, “Chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 8.32%. Given Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund offers industrial chemicals and services in Canada, the United States, and South America. It operates in two segments, Sulphur and Water Chemicals (SWC), and Electrochemicals (EC). The company provides sulphuric acid, spent acid processing services, and inorganic coagulants for water treatment, sodium chlorate, sodium nitrite, and sodium hydrosulphite; and sulphur, chloralkali products, and zinc oxide. It also offers industrial services, such as processing by-products and waste streams. Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.