Reviewing TH International (THCH) & Its Competitors

TH International (NASDAQ:THCH) is one of 71 public companies in the “Eating places” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare TH International to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for TH International and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TH International	0	0	0	0	N/A
TH International Competitors	509	4274	5515	273	2.53

As a group, “Eating places” companies have a potential upside of 17.97%. Given TH International’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TH International has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares TH International and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TH International	-60.68%	-369.61%	-20.66%
TH International Competitors	1.34%	-17.40%	2.17%

Volatility and Risk

TH International has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TH International’s peers have a beta of -5.88, meaning that their average share price is 688% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares TH International and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
TH International	$1.36 billion	-$110.36 million	-2.38
TH International Competitors	$2.17 billion	$195.03 million	44.60

TH International’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than TH International. TH International 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

52.0% of TH International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of shares of all “Eating places” companies are held by institutional investors. 18.2% of shares of all “Eating places” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

TH International peers beat TH International on 9 of the 10 factors compared.

About TH International

TH International Limited operates Tim Hortons coffee shops in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. The company is based in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China. TH International Limited is a subsidiary of Tim Hortons Inc.