Financial Review: China Coal Energy (CCOZF) & Its Competitors

China Coal Energy (OTCMKTS:CCOZF) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare China Coal Energy to related companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

5.2% of China Coal Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for China Coal Energy and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Coal Energy	0	0	1	0	3.00
China Coal Energy Competitors	5822	26446	39972	2269	2.52

As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 32.43%. Given China Coal Energy’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe China Coal Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

China Coal Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. China Coal Energy pays out 70.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 13.0% and pay out -114.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. China Coal Energy lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares China Coal Energy and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Coal Energy	N/A	N/A	12.25
China Coal Energy Competitors	$14.62 billion	$5.51 billion	2.13

China Coal Energy’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than China Coal Energy. China Coal Energy is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares China Coal Energy and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Coal Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
China Coal Energy Competitors	-471.23%	9.97%	5.98%

Summary

China Coal Energy peers beat China Coal Energy on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

China Coal Energy Company Profile

China Coal Energy Company Limited primarily engages in the coal production and trading and coal chemical businesses in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company offers polyolefin, methanol, urea, and other coal chemical products. It is also involved in the coal mining equipment manufacturing, pithead power generation, and other activities. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. China Coal Energy Company Limited operates as a subsidiary of China National Coal Group Co., Ltd.