Head to Head Survey: Toray Industries (OTCMKTS:TRYIY) & Elementis (OTCMKTS:ELMTY)

Toray Industries (OTCMKTS:TRYIY) and Elementis (OTCMKTS:ELMTY) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Dividends

Toray Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Elementis pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Toray Industries pays out 38.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Toray Industries and Elementis”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Toray Industries	$16.83 billion	0.63	$514.21 million	$0.39	36.21
Elementis	$597.50 million	1.93	-$45.50 million	N/A	N/A

Toray Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Elementis.

Volatility & Risk

Toray Industries has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Elementis has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Toray Industries and Elementis’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Toray Industries	1.71%	2.38%	1.29%
Elementis	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Toray Industries and Elementis, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Toray Industries	0	2	0	1	2.67
Elementis	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Toray Industries beats Elementis on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Toray Industries

Toray Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, processes, and sells fibers and textiles, performance chemicals, carbon fiber composite materials, environment and engineering products, and life science products in Japan, China, North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers filament yarns, staple fibers, and spun yarns, as well as woven and knitted fabrics of nylon, polyester, acrylics, and others; non-woven fabrics; ultra-fine fibers; and apparel products. It also provides nylon, ABS, PBT, PPS, and other resins and molded products; polyolefin foam products; polyester, polyethylene, polypropylene, and other films; processed film products; raw materials for synthetic fibers and other plastics; fine chemicals; electronic and information materials; and graphic materials. In addition, the company offers carbon fibers, carbon fiber composite materials, and molded products; analysis, physical evaluation, research, and other services; and pharmaceuticals, medical devices, etc. Further, it provides engineering services; condominiums; industrial equipment and machinery; IT-related equipment; water treatment membranes and related equipment; and materials for housing, building, and civil engineering applications. The company was formerly known as Toyo Rayon Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Toray Industries, Inc. in 1970. The company was incorporated in 1926 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Elementis

Elementis plc operates as a specialty chemical company in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Performance Specialties and Personal Care. The Performance Specialties segment engages in the production of rheological modifiers and additives for decorative and industrial coatings; and production and supply of talc for use in plastics, coatings, technical ceramics, and paper sectors. The Personal Care segment provides rheological modifiers and compounded products, including active ingredients for antiperspirants (AP) deodorants for personal care manufacturers. The company offers personal care products for antiperspirants, color cosmetics, and skin care applications; and performance specialties products for architectural coatings, adhesives, sealants and construction additives, and talc applications. Elementis plc was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.