Arçelik Anonim Sirketi (ACKAY) and Its Competitors Critical Analysis

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Arçelik Anonim Sirketi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.7% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by institutional investors. 18.6% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Arçelik Anonim Sirketi and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arçelik Anonim Sirketi	N/A	N/A	N/A
Arçelik Anonim Sirketi Competitors	-21.29%	-14.81%	1.04%

Dividends

Arçelik Anonim Sirketi pays an annual dividend of $1.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.9%. Arçelik Anonim Sirketi pays out 39.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Household Durables” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.4% and pay out 33.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Arçelik Anonim Sirketi and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Arçelik Anonim Sirketi	N/A	N/A	2.31
Arçelik Anonim Sirketi Competitors	$5.27 billion	$319.19 million	25.89

Arçelik Anonim Sirketi’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Arçelik Anonim Sirketi. Arçelik Anonim Sirketi 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.

Summary

Arçelik Anonim Sirketi competitors beat Arçelik Anonim Sirketi on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About Arçelik Anonim Sirketi

Arçelik Anonim Sirketi, together with its subsidiaries, produces, markets, sells, after sales services, imports, and exports consumer durable goods and electronics in Turkey, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Africa, and internationally. It operates through White Goods, Consumer Electronics, and Other segments. It offers refrigerators, automatic and semi-automatic top-loading washing machines, chest and upright deep freezers, split air conditioners, microwave ovens, water coolers, dryers, dish washers, ovens, cookers, home appliances, furniture and kitchen gadgets, hoods, built-in cookers, laundry dryers, water dispensers, and coffee machines. The company also provides furnaces, aspirators, mini-midi ovens, warming drawers, water purifiers, combi boilers, kettles, room heaters, and fans; small home appliances comprising brooms, cooking utensils, personal care and hygiene products, and irons; consumer electronics, such as smart phones, laptops and tablets, POS cash registers, Hi-fi systems, portable sound systems, and 3D printers; and hermetic compressors and motor pumps. In addition, it offers televisions, computers, cash registers, and other electronic devices. The company provides its products under the Altus, Arctic, Blomberg, Dawlance, Arçelik, Beko, Defy, Elektrabregenz, Flavel, Grundig, Leisure, STINOL, and VoltasBeko brand names. Arçelik Anonim Sirketi was incorporated in 1955 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.