Contrasting Samsonite Group (SMSEY) and The Competition

Samsonite Group (OTCMKTS:SMSEY) is one of 46 publicly-traded companies in the “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Samsonite Group to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

Samsonite Group has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Samsonite Group’s peers have a beta of -0.51, indicating that their average share price is 151% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Samsonite Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Samsonite Group	0	0	0	2	4.00
Samsonite Group Competitors	117	916	999	28	2.46

As a group, “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies have a potential upside of 20.72%. Given Samsonite Group’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Samsonite Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

40.3% of shares of all “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.2% of shares of all “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Samsonite Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Samsonite Group	8.67%	21.65%	6.52%
Samsonite Group Competitors	0.03%	1.25%	0.50%

Dividends

Samsonite Group pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Samsonite Group pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 72.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Samsonite Group is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Samsonite Group and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Samsonite Group	$3.59 billion	$345.70 million	9.50
Samsonite Group Competitors	$2.74 billion	$103.51 million	4.07

Samsonite Group has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Samsonite Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Samsonite Group beats its peers on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

Samsonite Group Company Profile

Samsonite International S.A. engages in the design, manufacture, sourcing, and distribution of travel luggage bags in North America, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The company offers luggage, business, computer, outdoor, casual, and women's bags; and travel accessories and slim protective cases for personal electronic devices primarily under the Samsonite, Tumi, American Tourister, Speck, High Sierra, Gregory, Lipault, Kamiliant, Hartmann, and eBags brands, as well as other owned and licensed brand names. It sells its products through various wholesale distribution channels, as well as through company operated retail stores and e-commerce. The company was founded in 1910 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.