Finning International (OTCMKTS:FINGF – Get Free Report) is one of 158 publicly-traded companies in the “Trading Companies & Distributors” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Finning International to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Dividends
Finning International pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Finning International pays out 65.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.9% and pay out 36.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Finning International lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Profitability
This table compares Finning International and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Finning International | 6.34% | 19.18% | 6.68% |
| Finning International Competitors | 2.82% | -34.23% | 3.61% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Finning International | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Finning International Competitors | 1400 | 4848 | 6643 | 222 | 2.43 |
As a group, “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies have a potential upside of 7.50%. Given Finning International’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Finning International has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
50.8% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Finning International and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Finning International | $7.58 billion | $470.93 million | 45.55 |
| Finning International Competitors | $6.60 billion | $355.23 million | 24.40 |
Finning International has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Finning International is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Finning International beats its competitors on 8 of the 14 factors compared.
About Finning International
Finning International Inc. sells, services, and rents heavy equipment, engines, and related products in Canada, Chile, Bolivia, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Ireland, and internationally. The company offers articulated trucks, asphalt pavers, backhoe loaders, cold planers, compactors, dozers, drills, electric rope shovels, excavators, hydraulic mining shovels, material handlers, motor graders, off-highway trucks, pipelayers, road reclaimers, skid steer and compact track loaders, track loaders, underground-hard rock, wheel loaders, and wheel tractor-scrapers, as well as mobile and stationary generator sets. It also provides blades, buckets – skid steer loaders, forks, hammers, augers, brooms, material handling, mulchers, grapples, couplers loaders, backhoes, buckets telehandlers, trenchers, stump grinders, multi-processors, buckets loaders, electric power controls, rakes, couplers excavators, bale grabs, cold planers, compactors, flail mowers, buckets mining shovels, pulverizers, nursery products, buckets compact wheels loaders, buckets backhoe rears, bale spears, tillers, shears, buckets backhoe fronts, tilt rotate systems, adapters, rippers, saws, snow products, and buckets excavators. In addition, it offers power systems for electric power generation, oil and gas, industrial, and marine power systems; and rents generators, power distribution products, and air compressors. Further, the company provides aftercare, fluid analysis, finning managed, financing, warranty, customer training solutions, as well as rebuilds, rentals, and repair services. It serves agriculture, construction, forestry, electric power generation, industrial and waste, industrial OEMs, marine, mining, oil and gas, paving, and quarrying industries. The company was formerly known as Finning Ltd. and changed its name to Finning International Inc. in April 1997. Finning International Inc. was incorporated in 1933 and is headquartered in Surrey, Canada.
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