Head-To-Head Analysis: Sands China (OTCMKTS:SCHYY) & Central Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:CJPRY)

Sands China (OTCMKTS:SCHYY) and Central Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:CJPRY) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Central Japan Railway shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Sands China and Central Japan Railway, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sands China	0	2	0	1	2.67
Central Japan Railway	0	0	0	0	0.00

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sands China and Central Japan Railway”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sands China	$6.53 billion	2.46	$692.00 million	N/A	N/A
Central Japan Railway	$11.85 billion	1.76	$2.66 billion	$1.53	6.93

Central Japan Railway has higher revenue and earnings than Sands China.

Profitability

This table compares Sands China and Central Japan Railway’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sands China	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Japan Railway	19.65%	10.08%	4.49%

Dividends

Sands China pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Central Japan Railway pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Central Japan Railway pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility & Risk

Sands China has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Japan Railway has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

About Sands China

Sands China Ltd. develops, owns, and operates integrated resorts and casinos in Macao. It owns and operates The Venetian Macao, The Londoner Macao, The Parisian Macao resort, The Plaza Macao, and The Sands Macao casino; the Cotai Expo, a convention and exhibition hall; and the Cotai Arena and the Londoner Arena entertainment venues, as well as Cotai Water Jet ferry for leisure and business travelers. It also offers ferry transportation and leasing services, and pontoon leasing; gaming and other related activities; travel and tourism agency services; security services; human resources administration services; and mall management services, as well as outsourcing services, including information technology, accounting, hotel management, and marketing. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Taipa, Macau. Sands China Ltd. is a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corp.

About Central Japan Railway

Central Japan Railway Company engages in the railway and related businesses in Japan. The company operates through Transportation, Merchandise and Other, Real Estate, and Other segments. It primarily operates Tokaido Shinkansen, a transportation artery that links metropolitan areas of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, as well as a network of 12 conventional lines centered on the Nagoya and Shizuoka areas. The company also provides bus, logistics, travel agency, advertising, linen supply, track maintenance, construction and construction consulting, and contracted accounting and financial services; and manufactures and maintains railway rolling stock and machinery. In addition, it is involved in the operation of a department store; wholesale and retail sales business; sale of food and beverages; leasing and sale of real estate; hotel business; and development, improvement, and maintenance of computer systems. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.