Comparing adidas (ADDDF) & Its Rivals

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
adidas	N/A	N/A	N/A
adidas Competitors	-3.34%	13.12%	2.57%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

37.4% of adidas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
adidas	N/A	N/A	58.96
adidas Competitors	$5.65 billion	$478.19 million	27.72

adidas’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than adidas. adidas 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

adidas pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. adidas pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 22.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. adidas lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

adidas competitors beat adidas on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

About adidas

adidas AG, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, produces, and markets athletic and sports lifestyle products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Greater China, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. It offers footwear, apparel, and accessories and gear, such as bags and balls under the adidas brand; golf footwear and apparel under the adidas Golf brand; and outdoor footwear under the Five Ten brand. It sells its products through its own retail stores; mono-branded franchise stores and shop-in-shops; and wholesale and its e-commerce channels. The company was formerly known as adidas-Salomon AG and changed its name to adidas AG in June 2006. adidas AG was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.