Head to Head Analysis: Kinaxis (KXSCF) and Its Rivals

Kinaxis (OTCMKTS:KXSCF) is one of 959 public companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Kinaxis to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

42.5% of shares of all “Software” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of shares of all “Software” 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.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kinaxis	$548.03 million	$70.70 million	50.40
Kinaxis Competitors	$1.81 billion	$388.38 million	98.76

Kinaxis’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Kinaxis. Kinaxis 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 breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Kinaxis and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinaxis	0	0	4	0	3.00
Kinaxis Competitors	5466	21046	43982	1444	2.58

As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 271.85%. Given Kinaxis’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kinaxis has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinaxis	14.42%	20.69%	11.94%
Kinaxis Competitors	-631.00%	30.68%	-8.93%

Summary

Kinaxis competitors beat Kinaxis on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

Kinaxis Company Profile

Kinaxis Inc. provides cloud-based subscription software for supply chain operations in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Canada. It offers RapidResponse, a cloud-based platform, which provides advanced planning, sales and operation planning, supply and demand planning, inventory management, and command and control center services. The company also provides strategic services, such as digital business transformation, advanced analytics, and digital innovation and acceleration services; implementation, including agile implementation methodology, RapidStart, sustainment, and rollout services; and continuous learning services consisting of Kinaxis learning center, custom learning programs, and certification, as well as support services. It serves aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer products, high-tech and electronics, industrial, life sciences, logistics, and retail industries. The company was formerly known as Webplan Inc. and changed its name to Kinaxis Inc. in May 2005. Kinaxis Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.