Critical Comparison: Aggreko (ARGKF) and Its Competitors

Institutional & Insider Ownership

50.9% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Aggreko has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aggreko’s competitors have a beta of 1.28, indicating that their average stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aggreko	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aggreko Competitors	2.91%	-33.93%	3.55%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Aggreko and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aggreko	$1.75 billion	-$142.52 million	42.54
Aggreko Competitors	$6.43 billion	$364.19 million	24.84

Aggreko’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Aggreko. Aggreko 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.

Summary

Aggreko competitors beat Aggreko on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About Aggreko

Aggreko Plc engages in the provision of mobile modular power, temperature control and energy services. It operates through the following segments: Rental Solutions, Power Solutions and Power Solutions Utility. The Rental Solutions segment refers to the transactional business serving a range of sectors in developed markets by providing power, heating, and cooling to a number of customer types who need it quickly and typically for a short period of time. The Power Solutions segment operates in emerging markets which serve both industrial and utility customers with power requirements. The Power Solutions Utility segment delivers longer-term projects providing power to national utility customers. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.