PTT Global Chemical Public (PGCPF) and The Competition Critical Comparison

Dividends

PTT Global Chemical Public pays an annual dividend of $3.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 443.1%. PTT Global Chemical Public pays out 49.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Chemicals” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.3% and pay out 107.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. PTT Global Chemical Public is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares PTT Global Chemical Public and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PTT Global Chemical Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
PTT Global Chemical Public Competitors	-122.71%	-11.99%	-2.24%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.1% of PTT Global Chemical Public shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.0% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PTT Global Chemical Public and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PTT Global Chemical Public	N/A	N/A	0.11
PTT Global Chemical Public Competitors	$8.01 billion	$217.41 million	-13.30

PTT Global Chemical Public’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than PTT Global Chemical Public. PTT Global Chemical Public is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

PTT Global Chemical Public beats its peers on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About PTT Global Chemical Public

PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited operates as a chemical company in Thailand and internationally. It operates through 6 segments: Upstream, Intermediates, Polymers and Chemicals, Bio and Circularity, Performance Chemicals, and Service and Others. The company offers refinery and shared facilities, which includes liquefied petroleum gas, light naphtha, reformate, jet fuel, diesel, and fuel oil; aromatics including benzene, toluene, paraxylene, cyclohexane, orthoxylene, and mixed xylenes; and olefins comprising ethylene, propylene, butadiene, and butene. It also provides monoethylene glycol; phenol, bisphenol A, acetone; purified terephthalic acid, propylene oxide, acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate; polylactic acid and polybutylene succinate; post-consumer recycled PET and HDPE; and coating resins and additives, hexamethylene diisocyanate and HDI derivatives. In addition, the company offers polymers including high and low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, polystyrene, and rotomolding and polypropylene compounds; methyl ester, fatty alcohol, fatty alcohol ethoxylate, glycerin, and oleochemicals; chemicals, such as ethanolamine; and polyether, polymer, and premix polyols. Further, the company engages in the marketing and sales of products and packaging market development; technical, engineering, plant maintenance, safety, occupational health, environmental, and security businesses; and social enterprise and management consultancy. Additionally, it provides logistics, jetty, utilities, and infrastructure; liquidity management and financing, venture capital investment, and outsourcing; and transportation, packaging, and warehouse management services. It serves packaging, electronic and electronic equipment, automotive, agriculture, chemicals, construction, home, and personal applications. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand.