Contrasting PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (OTCMKTS:PSGTY) and China Resources Cement (OTCMKTS:CARCY)

Profitability

This table compares China Resources Cement and PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Resources Cement	0.86%	0.39%	0.25%
PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares China Resources Cement and PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Resources Cement	$2.93 billion	0.33	$66.68 million	$0.10	41.00
PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18,720.72	0.00

China Resources Cement has higher revenue and earnings than PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than China Resources Cement, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

China Resources Cement pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk pays an annual dividend of $5,942.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 365,326.2%. China Resources Cement pays out 150.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

China Resources Cement beats PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Resources Cement

China Resources Building Materials Technology Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures and sells cement, concrete, aggregates, and related products and services in Mainland China. It operates through Cement, Concrete, and Aggregates and Others segments. The company engages in the excavation of limestone; and production, sale, and distribution of cement, clinker, and concrete. The company's products are used in the construction of infrastructure projects, such as railways, highways, subways, bridges, airports, ports, dams, and hydroelectric and nuclear power stations, as well as high-rise buildings, and suburban and rural area development. It also engages in the manufacture and sale of engineered and natural stones, and other products; prefabricated construction materials; mining of aggregates; marine transportation activities; provides environmental protection engineering, and warehouse management and fuel supply services; and offers building materials testing and consultancy services. In addition, the company trades in steel pipes, aggregates, and construction materials; and holds properties. The company was formerly known as China Resources Cement Holdings Limited and changed its name to China Resources Building Materials Technology Holdings Limited in November 2023. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. China Resources Building Materials Technology Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of CRH (Cement) Limited.

About PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk

PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk manufactures, packs, and distributes cement in Indonesia and internationally. It operates through Cement Production and Non-Cement Production segments. The company is also involved in limestone and clay mining; cement bag manufacturing; industrial real estate development and building rental; ready-mix concrete and aggregates quarry production; and consulting, mining, trading, transportation, and construction activities. In addition, it engages in the information system, investment, freight forwarding, stevedoring, sea transportation, service logistic management, outsourcing, and building materials businesses, as well as procures public goods and services. The company was formerly known as PT Semen Gresik (Persero) Tbk and changed its name to PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk in January 2013. PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia.