Koss (KOSS) & Its Rivals Critical Analysis

Koss (NASDAQ:KOSS) is one of 150 publicly-traded companies in the “Household Durables” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Koss to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Koss and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Koss	$12.62 million	-$880,000.00	-33.50
Koss Competitors	$127.77 billion	$322.27 million	25.90

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

Volatility & Risk

Koss has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koss’ competitors have a beta of 1.73, indicating that their average share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.2% of Koss shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.7% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are owned by institutional investors. 44.3% of Koss shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Koss and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Koss	-8.57%	-3.62%	-2.98%
Koss Competitors	-21.27%	-14.80%	1.07%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Koss and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Koss	1	0	0	0	1.00
Koss Competitors	1711	7240	8020	293	2.40

As a group, “Household Durables” companies have a potential upside of 44.92%. Given Koss’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Koss has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Koss competitors beat Koss on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Koss Company Profile

Koss Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of stereo headphones and related accessories in the United States, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Canada, Korea, Republic of Belgium, Malaysia, and internationally. It offers high-fidelity headphones, wireless bluetooth headphones, wireless bluetooth speakers, computer headsets, telecommunications headsets, and active noise canceling headphones. The company sells its products through distributors, international distributors, audio specialty stores, the internet, national retailers, grocery stores, electronics retailers, and prisons under the Koss name, as well as private label. It sells its products to distributors for resale to school systems, as well as directly to other manufacturers. The company markets through domestic retail outlets and numerous retailers. It exports its products. Koss Corporation was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.