Critical Review: Nitori (OTC:NCLTY) vs. Atlantia (OTCMKTS:ATASY)

Dividends

Nitori pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Atlantia pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Nitori pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility & Risk

Nitori has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlantia has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nitori and Atlantia”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nitori	$6.21 billion	1.66	$597.01 million	$0.47	19.40
Atlantia	$8.42 billion	2.34	$740.62 million	N/A	N/A

Atlantia has higher revenue and earnings than Nitori.

Profitability

This table compares Nitori and Atlantia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nitori	9.37%	10.53%	7.86%
Atlantia	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Atlantia beats Nitori on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nitori

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. engages in the retail of furniture and interior products in Japan. It is involved in the advertising; logistics; and other activities. The company engages in insurance and clothing related businesses. Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Atlantia

Atlantia SpA, through its subsidiaries, engages in the construction and operation of motorways, airports and transport infrastructure, parking areas, and intermodal systems worldwide. It operates and manages approximately 13,000 kilometers of toll motorways. The company manages, maintains, constructs, and widens related motorways operated under concession; and provides support for the Italian motorway operators. It also operates and expands Rome's Fiumicino and Ciampino airports; and operates the airports of Nice, Cannes-Mandelieu, and Saint-Tropez. In addition, the company engages in the design, project management, controlling, and maintenance of road and airport infrastructures; and operation of toll payment systems, as well as provides assistance and toll management services. Further, it operates free-flow tolling systems, traffic and transport management systems, and electronic payment systems. Additionally, the company offers insurance brokerage, as well as engineering services. Atlantia SpA was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.