Reviewing Ceconomy (MTTRY) and The Competition

Ceconomy (OTCMKTS:MTTRY) is one of 46 public companies in the “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Ceconomy to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

40.3% of shares of all “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies are held by institutional investors. 22.2% of shares of all “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Ceconomy and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ceconomy	0	0	0	1	4.00
Ceconomy Competitors	117	913	998	28	2.46

As a group, “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies have a potential upside of 19.64%. Given Ceconomy’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ceconomy has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

Ceconomy has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ceconomy’s competitors have a beta of -0.51, indicating that their average stock price is 151% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Ceconomy pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ceconomy pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 71.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ceconomy and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ceconomy	$24.34 billion	$82.44 million	16.73
Ceconomy Competitors	$2.74 billion	$103.51 million	3.99

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ceconomy	0.54%	31.28%	1.60%
Ceconomy Competitors	0.03%	1.25%	0.50%

Summary

Ceconomy beats its competitors on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Ceconomy

Ceconomy AG, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the consumer electronics retail business. It operates stores under the MediaMarkt and Saturn brands. The company offers professional assistance for the installation, connection, and troubleshooting of electronic devices at home under the Deutsche Technikberatung brand. It operates in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Hungary, as well as in Western, Southern, and Eastern Europe. Ceconomy AG is based in Düsseldorf, Germany.