Contrasting Tefron (TFRFF) and Its Competitors

Insider and Institutional Ownership

65.8% of shares of all “TEXTILE – APPAREL” companies are held by institutional investors. 53.3% of Tefron shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of shares of all “TEXTILE – APPAREL” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Tefron has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tefron’s rivals have a beta of 0.89, indicating that their average share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Tefron pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Tefron pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “TEXTILE – APPAREL” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.1% and pay out 40.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tefron	4.57%	16.93%	8.39%
Tefron Competitors	3.24%	-34.59%	5.51%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tefron	$293.86 million	$15.11 million	6.87
Tefron Competitors	$6.38 billion	$620.37 million	8.93

Tefron’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Tefron. Tefron 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

Tefron beats its rivals on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

About Tefron

Tefron Ltd. engages in the design, development, production, marketing, and sale of intimate apparel and activewear, and leisurewear worldwide. The company through Brands and Retail segments. It offers women’s intimate, and active and lounge wear; and men’s underwear, activewear, and baselayer products. Tefron Ltd. was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Misgav, Israel.