Analyzing TDK (TTDKY) and Its Competitors

Insider and Institutional Ownership

63.8% of shares of all “ELEC – MISC COMPONENTS” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of TDK shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of shares of all “ELEC – MISC COMPONENTS” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares TDK and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
TDK	$14.48 billion	$1.10 billion	20.00
TDK Competitors	$2.48 billion	$167.53 million	35.70

TDK has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. TDK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

TDK has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TDK’s competitors have a beta of 0.98, meaning that their average share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares TDK and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TDK	7.57%	9.09%	4.56%
TDK Competitors	3.57%	-15.55%	1.52%

Dividends

TDK pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. TDK pays out 26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “ELEC – MISC COMPONENTS” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.4% and pay out 41.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

TDK beats its competitors on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

About TDK

TDK Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacture and sale of electronic components in Japan, Europe, China, Asia, the Americas, and internationally. The company operates through Passive Components, Sensor Application Products, Magnetic Application Products, Energy Application Products, and Other segments. The Passive Components segment offers ceramic capacitors, aluminum electrolytic capacitors, film capacitors, high-frequency components, piezoelectric materials, and circuit protection components, as well as inductive devices, including ferrite cores, coils, and transformers. The Sensor Application Products segment provides temperature and pressure, magnetic, and MEMS sensors. The Magnetic Application Products segment offers hard disk drives (HDD) heads, HDD suspension assemblies, and magnets. The Energy Application Products segment provides energy devices comprising rechargeable batteries, and power supplies. The Other segment provides mechatronics production equipment and camera module micro actuators for smartphones and other products. The company also engages in engages in insurance and real estate agency businesses. The company was formerly known as Tokyo Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. and changed its name to TDK Corporation in 1983. TDK Corporation was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.