Comparing Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli (LDSVF) and The Competition

Insider and Institutional Ownership

26.4% of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 18.1% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli	N/A	N/A	8.44
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli Competitors	$13.75 billion	$706.85 million	-2,367.71

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli. Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli Competitors	-13.56%	-146.29%	-4.54%

Dividends

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli pays an annual dividend of $6.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli pays out 0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Food Products” companies pay a dividend yield of 11.7% and pay out 31.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli beats its rivals on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli Company Profile

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of chocolate products worldwide. The company sells its products under the Lindt, Ghirardelli, Russell Stover, Whitman’s, Caffarel, Hofbauer, Küfferle, and Pangburn’s brands. It serves customers through a network of independent distributors, as well as through own shops. The company was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in Kilchberg, Switzerland.