Critical Contrast: Yue Yuen Industrial (OTCMKTS:YUEIY) vs. Weyco Group (NASDAQ:WEYS)

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Yue Yuen Industrial and Weyco Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yue Yuen Industrial	$8.18 billion	0.34	$392.42 million	N/A	N/A
Weyco Group	$290.29 million	1.01	$30.32 million	$2.69	11.47

Yue Yuen Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than Weyco Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Yue Yuen Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.6% of Weyco Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.5% of Weyco Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Yue Yuen Industrial has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weyco Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Yue Yuen Industrial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. Weyco Group pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Weyco Group pays out 40.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Weyco Group has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Yue Yuen Industrial and Weyco Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yue Yuen Industrial	N/A	N/A	N/A
Weyco Group	9.20%	10.34%	8.35%

Summary

Weyco Group beats Yue Yuen Industrial on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Yue Yuen Industrial

Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings) Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures and sells athletic, athleisure, casual, and outdoor footwear in the People’s Republic of China, rest of Asia, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates as an original design manufacturer/original equipment manufacturer for various international brand names, such as adidas, Asics, New Balance, Nike, Salomon, and Timberland. It retails sportswear, outdoor, and leisure products; and operates a sport service platform, which includes events, venues, media, broadcasting, shopping, activities, registration, ticketing, and other sports-related services online and offline for event sponsorship, promotions, sports center operations, and design services. In addition, the company provides commercial spaces to retailers and distributors; and corporate management consultation services. Further, it trades in footwear. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.

About Weyco Group

Weyco Group, Inc. designs and distributes footwear for men, women, and children. It operates in two segments, North American Wholesale Operations and North American Retail Operations. The company offers mid-priced leather dress shoes and casual footwear of man-made materials and leather; and outdoor boots, shoes, and sandals under the Florsheim, Nunn Bush, Stacy Adams, BOGS, Rafters, and Forsake brands. It is also involved in the wholesale of its products to footwear, department, and specialty stores, as well as e-commerce retailers in the United States and Canada. The company operates e-commerce business; and brick and mortar retail stores in the United States. In addition, it has licensing agreements with third parties, who sell its branded apparel, accessories, and specialty footwear. It operates in the United States, Canada, Australia, and South Africa. The company was formerly known as Weyenberg Shoe Manufacturing Company and changed its name to Weyco Group, Inc. in April 1990. Weyco Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.