Head-To-Head Contrast: Oriental Land (OTCMKTS:OLCLY) vs. Shangri-La Asia (OTCMKTS:SHALY)

Oriental Land (OTCMKTS:OLCLY) and Shangri-La Asia (OTCMKTS:SHALY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Oriental Land and Shangri-La Asia”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oriental Land	$4.46 billion	9.37	$819.46 million	$0.52	44.67
Shangri-La Asia	$2.19 billion	N/A	$161.39 million	N/A	N/A

Oriental Land has higher revenue and earnings than Shangri-La Asia.

Profitability

This table compares Oriental Land and Shangri-La Asia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oriental Land	18.27%	13.22%	8.95%
Shangri-La Asia	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Oriental Land and Shangri-La Asia, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oriental Land	0	1	0	0	2.00
Shangri-La Asia	0	0	0	0	0.00

Dividends

Oriental Land pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Shangri-La Asia pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Oriental Land pays out 13.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility & Risk

Oriental Land has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shangri-La Asia has a beta of -0.11, indicating that its share price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Oriental Land beats Shangri-La Asia on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Oriental Land

Oriental Land Co., Ltd. operates and manages theme parks and hotels in Japan. It operates through Theme Park, Hotel Business, and Other Business segments. The Theme Park segment operates and manages Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea theme parks. The Hotel Business segment operates and manages Tokyo Disneyland Hotel, Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta, Disney Ambassador Hotel, and Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel, as well as Tokyo Disney Resort Toy Story Hotel. The Other Business segment operates and manages Ikspiari, a shopping complex that includes shops and restaurants, and a cinema complex; and Disney Resort Line, a monorail connecting four stations within Tokyo Disney Resort. It is also involved in the land development. Oriental Land Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1960 and is based in Urayasu, Japan.

About Shangri-La Asia

Shangri-La Asia Limited, an investment holding company, develops, owns/leases, operates, and manages hotels and associated properties worldwide. It operates through Hotel Properties, Hotel Management and Related Services, Investment Properties, and Property Development for Sale segments. The company develops, owns, and operates office and commercial properties, and serviced apartments/residences; and operates restaurants and amusement parks. In addition, it is involved in the hotel ownership and management, and property rental and sale business; property investment; and develop and sale real estate, as well as retail and wines trading activities. The company operates hotels under the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Kerry Hotels, JEN by Shangri-La, Traders Hotel, Rasa, Summer Palace, and Shang Palace, as well as CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La brand names. Shangri-La Asia Limited was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.