Wilmar International (WLMIF) vs. Its Rivals Critical Analysis

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.6% of Wilmar International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.9% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 18.2% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Wilmar International pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Wilmar International pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Food Products” companies pay a dividend yield of 11.8% and pay out 31.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Wilmar International lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Wilmar International and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wilmar International	N/A	N/A	17.93
Wilmar International Competitors	$7.35 billion	$712.04 million	-321.40

Wilmar International’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Wilmar International. Wilmar International 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.

Profitability

This table compares Wilmar International and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wilmar International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wilmar International Competitors	-16.23%	-138.31%	-3.97%

Summary

Wilmar International peers beat Wilmar International on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Wilmar International

Wilmar International Limited operates as an agribusiness company in Singapore, South East Asia, the People's Republic of China, India, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Africa, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Food Products, Feed and Industrial Products, Plantation and Sugar Milling, and Others. The Food Products segment engages in the processing, branding, and distribution of a range of edible food products, including vegetable oils, sugar, flour, rice, noodles, specialty fats, snacks, bakery, and dairy products, as well as ready-to-eat meals and central kitchen products. The Feed and Industrial Products segment is involved in the processing, merchandising, and distribution of products, such as animal feeds, non-edible palm and lauric products, agricultural commodities, oleochemicals, gas oil, and biodiesel. The Plantation and Sugar Milling segment engages in the cultivation and milling of palm oil and sugarcane. The Others segment provides logistics and jetty port services, as well as engages in investment activities. The company was formerly known as Ezyhealth Asia Pacific Ltd and changed its name to Wilmar International Limited in July 2006. Wilmar International Limited is headquartered in Singapore.