Critical Comparison: Brambles (BMBLF) & Its Peers

Posted by Defense World Staff on Feb 13th, 2023

Brambles (OTCMKTS:BMBLF – Get Rating) is one of 197 publicly-traded companies in the “Business Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Brambles to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Brambles and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brambles	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brambles Competitors	-10.42%	-35.73%	-9.25%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

31.2% of Brambles shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.0% of shares of all “Business Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of shares of all “Business Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Brambles pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Brambles pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Business Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 0.1% and pay out 54.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Brambles is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Brambles and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brambles	0	0	0	0	N/A
Brambles Competitors	738	3836	5964	101	2.51

As a group, “Business Services” companies have a potential upside of 16.42%. Given Brambles’ peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brambles has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brambles and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brambles	N/A	N/A	9.61
Brambles Competitors	$1.42 billion	$115.01 million	1,055.19

Brambles’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Brambles. Brambles is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

About Brambles

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Brambles Ltd. engages in the development of supply chain logistics solutions, focusing on the provision of reusable pallets and containers. The firm serves the fast-moving consumer goods, fresh produce, beverage, retail, automotive, and general manufacturing industries. It operates through the following segments: CHEP Americas, CHEP EMEA, CHEP Asia-Pacific, and Corporate. The CHEP Americas segment is composed of North America and Latin America. The CHEP EMEA segment includes the Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India. The CHEP Asia-Pacific segment consists of the Australia, New Zealand and Asia, excluding India. The Corporate segment refers to BXB Digital. The company was founded by Walter Edwin Bramble in 1875 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

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