Reviewing American Biltrite (ABLT) & Its Peers

Profitability

This table compares American Biltrite and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Biltrite	-1.40%	-10.96%	-2.20%
American Biltrite Competitors	-11.01%	65.74%	4.94%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

91.0% of shares of all “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of shares of all “BLDG&CONST – MISC” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares American Biltrite and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Biltrite	$188.74 million	-$2.64 million	-0.88
American Biltrite Competitors	$6.80 billion	$567.85 million	24.00

American Biltrite’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than American Biltrite. American Biltrite is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

American Biltrite has a beta of -0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Biltrite’s rivals have a beta of 0.97, suggesting that their average stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

American Biltrite rivals beat American Biltrite on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

About American Biltrite

American Biltrite Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides tape, jewelry, flooring, and rubber products worldwide. The company produces and offers pressure sensitive tapes, films, and protective sheeting under the American Biltrite and Ideal brands, which are used in various markets, such as automotive and transportation; construction; shoe/footwear; graphic arts, print, and signage; and various other industrial and consumer applications. It also manufactures and distributes commercial flooring primarily for healthcare, educational, and institutional sectors; and performance sheet rubber in North America, as well as designs and supplies fashion jewelry to department stores under the brands of Guess, T Tahari, Robert Rose, Berry, and Jessica McClintock. The company sells its tape products through sales organizations, distributors, and select manufacturers’ representatives. American Biltrite Inc. was founded in 1908 and is based in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.