Cascades (OTCMKTS:CADNF – Get Free Report) is one of 70 public companies in the “Containers & Packaging” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Cascades to related companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Cascades and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cascades | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Cascades Competitors | -28.74% | -31.79% | 2.15% |
Dividends
Cascades pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Cascades pays out -16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Containers & Packaging” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.7% and pay out -80.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Cascades lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cascades | N/A | N/A | -12.12 |
| Cascades Competitors | $5.89 billion | $208.36 million | 13.53 |
Cascades’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Cascades. Cascades is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
21.8% of Cascades shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of shares of all “Containers & Packaging” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.5% of shares of all “Containers & Packaging” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Cascades and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cascades | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Cascades Competitors | 383 | 2325 | 3375 | 84 | 2.51 |
As a group, “Containers & Packaging” companies have a potential upside of 30.27%. Given Cascades’ peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cascades has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Summary
Cascades peers beat Cascades on 9 of the 13 factors compared.
About Cascades
Cascades Inc. produces, converts, and markets packaging and tissue products in Canada and the United States. The company operates through three segments: Containerboard, Specialty Products, and Tissue Papers. It offers various packaging solutions and tissue products comprised of recycled fibers; tissue papers, comprising parent rolls of virgin and recycled fibres; specialty products, including uncoated recycled boxboards; and containerboards. It also engages in the recovery and recycling activities. Cascades Inc. was incorporated in 1964 and is headquartered in Kingsey Falls, Canada.
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