GN Store Nord A/S (OTCMKTS:GGNDF) vs. Nihon Kohden (OTCMKTS:NHNKY) Head-To-Head Analysis

Nihon Kohden (OTCMKTS:NHNKY) and GN Store Nord A/S (OTCMKTS:GGNDF) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Nihon Kohden and GN Store Nord A/S, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nihon Kohden	0	1	0	1	3.00
GN Store Nord A/S	0	0	0	0	0.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Nihon Kohden shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.3% of GN Store Nord A/S shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Nihon Kohden pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. GN Store Nord A/S pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Nihon Kohden pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GN Store Nord A/S pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. GN Store Nord A/S is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Nihon Kohden and GN Store Nord A/S’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nihon Kohden	6.08%	9.46%	6.68%
GN Store Nord A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nihon Kohden and GN Store Nord A/S”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nihon Kohden	$1.56 billion	1.07	$95.79 million	$0.59	16.81
GN Store Nord A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.35	3.08

Nihon Kohden has higher revenue and earnings than GN Store Nord A/S. GN Store Nord A/S is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nihon Kohden, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Nihon Kohden beats GN Store Nord A/S on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nihon Kohden

Nihon Kohden Corporation engages in development, manufacturing, sale, maintenance, and consultation of medical electronic equipment, and related systems and products in Japan, Americas, Europe, rest of Asia, and internationally. It offers physiological measuring equipment comprising electrocardiographs, electroencephalographs, and polygraphs for Cath-labs; patient monitoring systems, such as beside and central monitors; and treatment equipment including defibrillators, automated external defibrillators, ventilators, and pacemakers. The company also provides medical support system, which includes diagnostic and clinical information system; and in-vitro diagnostic equipment comprising hematology and clinical chemistry analyzers. In addition, it operates insurance brokerage and technology licensing business. The company was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Shinjuku, Japan.

About GN Store Nord A/S

GN Store Nord A/S provides hearing, audio, video, and gaming solutions in Denmark, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. The company operates through GN Hearing and GN Audio segments. The GN Hearing segment produces and sells hearing instruments and products. The GN Audio segment supplies headsets, video cameras, and speakerphones for professional use and consumer products. It offers its products under the ReSound, Jabra, Beltone, Interton, Danavox, BlueParrott, FalCom, and SteelSeries brands. GN Store Nord A/S was founded in 1869 and is based in Ballerup, Denmark.