Geberit (GBERF) & Its Peers Critical Survey

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Geberit and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Geberit	N/A	N/A	54.18
Geberit Competitors	$3.98 billion	$4.66 billion	41.51

Geberit’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Geberit. Geberit 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 Geberit and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Geberit	N/A	N/A	N/A
Geberit Competitors	3.52%	40.39%	5.07%

Dividends

Geberit pays an annual dividend of $4.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Geberit pays out 38.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Building Products” companies pay a dividend yield of 6.6% and pay out 37.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Geberit lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.4% of Geberit shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of shares of all “Building Products” 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.

Summary

Geberit competitors beat Geberit on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

Geberit Company Profile

Geberit AG develops, produces, and distributes sanitary products and systems for the residential and commercial construction industry in Switzerland and internationally. The company offers installation and flushing systems, such as installation technology and flushing systems for toilets, including cisterns and fittings; and piping systems consisting of building drainage and supply systems, as well as piping technology for use in buildings for drinking water, heating, gas, and other media. It also provides bathroom systems product comprising bathroom ceramics, furniture, showers, bathtubs, taps and controls, and shower toilets. The company sells its products under the Geberit brand name. It sells its products to wholesalers, plumbers, architects, and sanitary engineers. Geberit AG was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland.