Financial Survey: Superior Plus (SUUIF) vs. The Competition

Superior Plus (OTCMKTS:SUUIF) is one of 46 publicly-traded companies in the “Gas Utilities” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Superior Plus to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

27.9% of Superior Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of shares of all “Gas Utilities” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of shares of all “Gas Utilities” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Superior Plus and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Superior Plus	0	5	1	0	2.17
Superior Plus Competitors	453	1354	1137	52	2.26

As a group, “Gas Utilities” companies have a potential upside of 10.96%. Given Superior Plus’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Superior Plus has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

Superior Plus pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Superior Plus pays out 312.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Gas Utilities” companies pay a dividend yield of 12.1% and pay out 17.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Superior Plus lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Superior Plus and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Superior Plus	N/A	N/A	29.69
Superior Plus Competitors	$2.90 billion	$316.42 million	13.78

Superior Plus’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Superior Plus. Superior Plus 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 Superior Plus and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Superior Plus	N/A	N/A	N/A
Superior Plus Competitors	18.87%	8.44%	3.69%

Summary

Superior Plus peers beat Superior Plus on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

About Superior Plus

Superior Plus Corp. distributes and markets propane, compressed natural gas and renewable energy in both the United States and Canada. The company operates through The United States Retail Propane Distribution (U.S. Propane), Canadian Retail Propane Distribution (Canadian Propane), and North American Wholesale Propane Distribution (Wholesale Propane), and Certarus segments. The U.S. Propane Distribution segment distributes propane gas and liquid fuels primarily in the Eastern United States, the Midwest, and California to retail customers, including residential and commercial customers. The Canadian Propane segment distributes propane gas and liquid fuels across Canada to retail customers, including residential and commercial customers. The Wholesale Propane segment supplies propane gas for the Canadian Propane and the U.S. Propane segments, as well as propane and other natural gas liquids to third-party wholesale customers in Canada and the United States. The Certarus segment provides low-carbon energy solution for transporting, compressed natural gas, renewable natural gas, and hydrogen. Superior Plus Corp. was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Toronto, Canada.