Analyzing Universal Entertainment (UETMF) & Its Peers

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Universal Entertainment and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Universal Entertainment	$1.28 billion	$201.92 million	-5.63
Universal Entertainment Competitors	$2.57 billion	$25.51 million	15.47

Universal Entertainment’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Universal Entertainment. Universal Entertainment 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.

Profitability

This table compares Universal Entertainment and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A
Universal Entertainment Competitors	-10.44%	-44.69%	-4.38%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

44.0% of shares of all “GAMING” companies are held by institutional investors. 22.7% of shares of all “GAMING” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Universal Entertainment has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Entertainment’s peers have a beta of 2.43, suggesting that their average share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Universal Entertainment peers beat Universal Entertainment on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Universal Entertainment

Universal Entertainment Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, develops, and sells pachislot and pachinko machines in Japan, Philippines, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Amusement Equipment Business, and Integrated Resort Business. The company also develops and provides Falcon X, a peripheral system; Hot Stadium, a digital signage system; Universal Kingdom, a membership website for Android; and Slots Street, a social casino game; as well as operates OKADA MANILA, a casino resort in the Philippines. In addition, it operates casino, hotel, food and beverage, retail and leasing, entertainment, and real estate development businesses. The company was formerly known as Aruze Corp. and changed its name to Universal Entertainment Corporation in November 2009. Universal Entertainment Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.