Reviewing NFI Group (NFYEF) and Its Rivals

NFI Group (OTCMKTS:NFYEF) is one of 437 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare NFI Group to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

28.0% of NFI Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.0% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for NFI Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NFI Group	0	0	4	0	3.00
NFI Group Competitors	4053	14444	17854	767	2.41

As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 24.82%. Given NFI Group’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NFI Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NFI Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
NFI Group Competitors	-1,937.17%	-13.11%	0.74%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NFI Group and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
NFI Group	N/A	N/A	33.68
NFI Group Competitors	$4.49 billion	$346.97 million	-14.12

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

Dividends

NFI Group pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. NFI Group pays out 102.0% 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, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.3% and pay out 27.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

NFI Group competitors beat NFI Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

NFI Group Company Profile

NFI Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells buses in North America, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through Manufacturing Operations and Aftermarket Operations segments. The Manufacturing Operations segment design, manufacture, service, and support transit buses, coaches, medium-duty shuttles, and low floor cutaway buses. The Aftermarket Operations segment engages in the sale of aftermarket parts for transit buses, coaches, and medium-duty/cutaway buses. In addition, the company offers heavy-duty transit buses under the New Flyer brand; single and double-deck buses under the Alexander Dennis brand; motor coaches under the Plaxton and MCI brands; and low-floor cutaway and medium-duty buses under the ARBOC brand, as well as provides aftermarket parts sales under the NFI Parts brand. It also engages in supply, installation, and commissioning of electric vehicle chargers, and constructs the related charging infrastructure; motor and pre-owned coach; and fiberglass reinforced polymer components. NFI Group Inc. was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.