Financial Comparison: Pernod Ricard (PDRDF) versus Its Peers

Pernod Ricard (OTCMKTS:PDRDF) is one of 140 public companies in the “Beverages” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Pernod Ricard to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Pernod Ricard and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pernod Ricard	2	0	0	0	1.00
Pernod Ricard Competitors	1245	4211	5629	221	2.43

As a group, “Beverages” companies have a potential upside of 11.96%. Given Pernod Ricard’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pernod Ricard has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Dividends

Pernod Ricard pays an annual dividend of C$1.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Pernod Ricard pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Beverages” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 49.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pernod Ricard and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pernod Ricard	N/A	N/A	20.23
Pernod Ricard Competitors	$12.53 billion	$874.57 million	10.12

Pernod Ricard’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Pernod Ricard. Pernod Ricard 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pernod Ricard	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pernod Ricard Competitors	-8.19%	-30.81%	0.08%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

39.1% of Pernod Ricard shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of shares of all “Beverages” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.1% of shares of all “Beverages” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pernod Ricard competitors beat Pernod Ricard on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Pernod Ricard Company Profile

Pernod Ricard SA produces and sells wines and spirits worldwide. The company offers whiskey, vodka, gin, rum, liqueur and bitters, champagne, tequila and mezcal, and aperitif under the brands 100 Pipers, Aberlour, Absolut, Absolut Elyx, Altos, ARARAT, Augier, Avion, Ballantine's, Becherovka, Beefeater, Blenders Pride, Brancott Estate, Campo Viejo, Ceder's, Chivas, Church Road, Clan Campbell, Del Maguey, George Wyndham, Green Spot, Havana Club, Imperial, Imperial Blue, Italicus, J.P. Wiser's, Jacob's Creek, Jameson, Jefferson's, Kahlúa, Kenwood, KI NO BI, Lillet, Long John, L'Orbe, Lot No. 40, Malfy, Malibu, Martell, Method & Madness, Midleton Very Rare, Minttu, Monkey 47, Mumm, Olmeca, Ostoya, Passport Scotch, Pastis 51, Pernod, Perrier-Jouët, Plymouth Gin, Powers, Rabbit Hole, Ramazzotti, Redbreast, Ricard, Royal Salute, Royal Stag, Scapa, Seagram's Gin, Secret Speyside, Smooth Ambler, Something Special, St Hugo, Stoneleigh, Suze, The Glenlivet, TX, Wyborowa, and Ysios. It also provides non-alcoholic beverages under the brands Ceder's, Suze Tonic 0%, Cinzano Spritz 0%, Pacific, Campo Viejo Sparkling 0%, and Jacob's Creek Unvined. Pernod Ricard SA was founded in 1805 and is headquartered in Paris, France.