Financial Survey: ENEOS (JXHLY) vs. Its Rivals

ENEOS (OTCMKTS:JXHLY) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare ENEOS to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Dividends

ENEOS pays an annual dividend of C$0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ENEOS pays out 0.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 12.9% and pay out -114.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. ENEOS lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ENEOS and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ENEOS	N/A	N/A	0.58
ENEOS Competitors	$14.75 billion	$5.51 billion	2.13

ENEOS’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than ENEOS. ENEOS 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for ENEOS and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ENEOS	N/A	N/A	N/A
ENEOS Competitors	-471.23%	9.97%	5.98%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

About ENEOS

ENEOS Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the energy, oil and natural gas exploration and production, and metals businesses in Japan, China, Asia, and internationally. It manufactures and sells petroleum products, including gasoline, kerosene, lubricants, etc.; imports and sells gas; and supplies electricity and hydrogen, as well as provides petrochemicals; and offers crude oil, natural gas, and copper concentrates. The company offers non-ferrous metal products, including electrolytic coppers, functional materials, and thin-film materials. In addition, it develops and explores non-ferrous metal resources and products; and produces and sells titanium and electric wires. Further, the company offers copper foils, precision rolled, and precision-fabricated products. Additionally, it engages in the asphalt paving, civil engineering, construction, land transportation; rail transportation of oil products; and real estate leasing, sale and purchase, and management. Furthermore, it also provides nonlife insurance; and temporary staffing, recruitment, training, and office support services. ENEOS Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.