Analyzing Duluth (NASDAQ:DLTH) & Teijin (OTCMKTS:TINLY)

Duluth (NASDAQ:DLTH) and Teijin (OTCMKTS:TINLY) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Duluth and Teijin, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duluth	1	0	1	1	2.67
Teijin	0	0	0	0	0.00

Duluth presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 58.73%. Given Duluth’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Duluth is more favorable than Teijin.

Risk & Volatility

Duluth has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teijin has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

24.4% of Duluth shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.9% of Duluth shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Duluth and Teijin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duluth	-2.90%	-5.95%	-2.21%
Teijin	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Duluth and Teijin”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Duluth	$565.18 million	0.20	-$16.39 million	($0.48)	-6.56
Teijin	$6.60 billion	0.34	$187.09 million	($2.05)	-5.66

Teijin has higher revenue and earnings than Duluth. Duluth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teijin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Duluth beats Teijin on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Duluth

Duluth Holdings Inc. sells casual wear, workwear, and accessories for men and women under the Duluth Trading brand in the United States. It provides shirts, pants, underwear, tanks, outerwear, footwear, accessories, and hard goods. The company offers its products under various trademarks, trade names, and service marks, including Alaskan Hardgear, Armachillo, Ballroom, Bucket Master, Cab Commander, Crouch Gusset, Dry on the Fly, Duluth Trading Co, Duluthflex, Fire Hose, Longtail T, No-Yank, No Polo Shirt, Wild Boar Mocs, and Buck Naked. Duluth Holdings Inc. markets its products through its Website, catalogs, and retail stores. As of May 17, 2018, it operated 36 retail stores. The company was formerly known as GEMPLER'S, Inc. Duluth Holdings Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Belleville, Wisconsin.

About Teijin

Teijin Limited engages in the fibers, films and sheets, composites, healthcare, and IT businesses worldwide. It offers aramid fibers and polyethylene materials; carbon fibers, composite materials, and oxidized PAN fibers; polycarbonate sheets and films; high-density polyethylene porous films and materials; and microporous films. The company also provides PC resins, polyphenylene sulfide resins, molded parts, and additives; lightweight glass and carbon fiber reinforced composites for automotive applications; and polytrimethylene telephthalate products, artificial leather materials, polyester nanofibers, and recycled polyester fibers. In addition, it offers pharmaceuticals for bone and joint, respiratory, cardiovascular and metabolic, and other diseases; home oxygen therapy, non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, rehabilitation, and sleep disordered breathing related devices, as well as sonic accelerated fracture healing system and community-based integrated care system; and orthopedic implantable devices, and functional food ingredients. Further, the company provides Recopic, a radio-frequency identification technology for inventory management. Additionally, it develops and implements engineering solutions for various issues, such as environmental pollution, energy supply stability, and aging-related workforce population decline. Teijin Limited was incorporated in 1918 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.