Comparing Seven & i (SVNDF) and Its Peers

Seven & i (OTC:SVNDF – Get Rating) is one of 51 public companies in the “Grocery Stores” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Seven & i to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Seven & i and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seven & i	1	0	0	0	1.00
Seven & i Competitors	1094	2647	2829	106	2.29

As a group, “Grocery Stores” companies have a potential upside of 19.83%. Given Seven & i’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Seven & i has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Seven & i and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Seven & i	N/A	N/A	0.22
Seven & i Competitors	$28.32 billion	$704.98 million	143.00

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

Dividends

Seven & i pays an annual dividend of 57.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 130.2%. Seven & i pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Grocery Stores” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.7% and pay out 58.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Seven & i is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Seven & i and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seven & i	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seven & i Competitors	1.92%	15.59%	5.22%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

19.6% of Seven & i shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of shares of all “Grocery Stores” companies are held by institutional investors. 21.0% of shares of all “Grocery Stores” companies are held by company 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.

Summary

Seven & i rivals beat Seven & i on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Seven & i Company Profile

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Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. engages in retail, food, financial, and IT businesses in Japan, North America, and internationally. It operates through seven segments: Domestic Convenience Store operations, Overseas Convenience Store Operations, Superstore Operations, Department Store Operations, Financial Services, Specialty Stores Operations, and Others. The company's Domestic Convenience Store Operations segment operates convenience stores comprising directly managed corporate stores and franchised stores. Its Overseas Convenience Store Operations segment engages in convenience store operation and gasoline retail businesses. The company's Superstore Operations segment operates retail business that provide daily life necessities, such as food and other daily necessities. Its Department Store Operations operates department stores that provide various merchandise products. The company's Financial Services segment offers banking, leasing, and credit card services. Its Specialty Store Operations segment operates specialty retail stores. The company's others segment engages in real estate and other businesses. It operates approximately 22,500 stores in Japan and 71,800 stores internationally. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.