Financial Survey: Tokio Marine (TKOMY) and Its Competitors

Tokio Marine (OTCMKTS:TKOMY) is one of 311 public companies in the “Insurance” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Tokio Marine to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tokio Marine	9.00%	13.06%	2.45%
Tokio Marine Competitors	9.09%	-9.93%	4.08%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

55.8% of shares of all “Insurance” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of shares of all “Insurance” 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.

Volatility and Risk

Tokio Marine has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tokio Marine’s rivals have a beta of -1.59, indicating that their average share price is 259% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Tokio Marine and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tokio Marine	0	1	0	1	3.00
Tokio Marine Competitors	3335	15674	16522	740	2.40

As a group, “Insurance” companies have a potential upside of 5.98%. Given Tokio Marine’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tokio Marine has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Dividends

Tokio Marine pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Tokio Marine pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Insurance” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.9% and pay out 30.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Tokio Marine lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tokio Marine and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tokio Marine	$58.94 billion	$6.47 billion	20.28
Tokio Marine Competitors	$15.36 billion	$1.70 billion	34.43

Tokio Marine has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Tokio Marine 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

Tokio Marine rivals beat Tokio Marine on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Tokio Marine Company Profile

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in non-life and life insurance, international insurance, and financial and general businesses worldwide. The company provides business, fire, Internet and mobile, rental housing, and natural catastrophe risk insurance services, as well as insurance for retail and corporate fields. It also provides property investment, insurance agency and risk consulting, human resource, in-home care and nursing care information, healthcare/medical, call center, and real estate-related services. Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. serves individuals, small to medium sized non-profit organizations, schools, or churches. The company was formerly known as Millea Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. in 2008. Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.