Kawasaki Heavy Industries (OTCMKTS:KWHIY – Get Free Report) and IHI (OTCMKTS:IHICY – Get Free Report) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Kawasaki Heavy Industries and IHI”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries | $15.35 billion | 0.81 | $713.84 million | $0.26 | 21.85 |
| IHI | $10.92 billion | 1.60 | $1.06 billion | $1.03 | 15.71 |
Profitability
This table compares Kawasaki Heavy Industries and IHI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| IHI | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Kawasaki Heavy Industries and IHI, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| IHI | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Dividends
Kawasaki Heavy Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. IHI pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Kawasaki Heavy Industries pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IHI pays out 6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Risk and Volatility
Kawasaki Heavy Industries has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IHI has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
About Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. engages in aerospace systems, energy solution and marine engineering, precision machinery and robot, rolling stock, and motorcycle and engine businesses in Japan and internationally. It manufactures aircraft for the Japan ministry of defense; helicopters; and helicopter and jet engines for commercial aircrafts. The company also manufactures railway cars; a range of rolling stocks, including Shinkansen, electric cars, passenger coaches, freight cars, locomotives, diesel locomotives, and transit systems. In addition, it engages in the production and sale of energy-related machinery and systems, marine machinery and systems, industrial equipment, and environmental equipment. Further, the company manufactures and supplies motorcycles, off-road four wheelers, watercrafts, general-purpose gasoline engines, etc. Additionally, it manufactures and sells pumps, motors, valves, and various hydraulic machinery, as well as assembles hydraulic systems; and industrial robots for use in welding, assembly, handling, painting, and palletization for various industries, including automotive and electronics industries. The company was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
About IHI
IHI Corporation designs and builds engineering solutions in Japan and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Resources, Energy and Environment; Social Infrastructure; Industrial Systems and General-Purpose Machinery; and Aero Engine, Space and Defense. The company engages in the manufacturing, sale, and provision of services related to power systems plants for land use and power systems for chips; carbon solutions comprising boilers and storage facilities; components for nuclear power plants; bridges and water gates, transport systems, shield systems, and concrete construction materials; vehicular turbochargers, parking, heat treatment and surface engineering; transport machineries; logistics and industrial systems; and rotating machineries comprising compressors, separation systems, and turbochargers for ships. It also offers 3D laser radars, X-ray inspection systems, monitoring equipment, oil leak monitors, vibration control systems and seismic isolation floor systems, and disaster prevention equipment; environmental monitoring; cryogenic products, material handling systems, steelmaking equipment, pulp and paper machinery, agricultural machinery, life associated equipment; aero engines; rocket, space utilization, defense, and traffic control systems; and communication, electronic, electric measuring, information processing machines, and other instruments and equipment. In addition, the company sells and rents real estate. The company was formerly known as Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd and changed its name to IHI Corporation in 2007. IHI Corporation was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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