G. Willi-Food International (WILC) and Its Rivals Financial Contrast

G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) is one of 150 publicly-traded companies in the “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare G. Willi-Food International to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Dividends

G. Willi-Food International pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. G. Willi-Food International pays out 52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.0% and pay out 37.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. G. Willi-Food International has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. G. Willi-Food International lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Risk & Volatility

G. Willi-Food International has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, G. Willi-Food International’s peers have a beta of 0.44, indicating that their average share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares G. Willi-Food International and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
G. Willi-Food International	12.95%	12.61%	11.30%
G. Willi-Food International Competitors	-25.70%	1.46%	2.27%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares G. Willi-Food International and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
G. Willi-Food International	$622.71 million	$28.35 million	15.19
G. Willi-Food International Competitors	$34.23 billion	$827.08 million	17.85

G. Willi-Food International’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than G. Willi-Food International. G. Willi-Food International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for G. Willi-Food International and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
G. Willi-Food International	0	1	0	0	2.00
G. Willi-Food International Competitors	2222	8181	9923	449	2.41

As a group, “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies have a potential upside of 59.13%. Given G. Willi-Food International’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe G. Willi-Food International has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.4% of G. Willi-Food International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.0% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 79.1% of G. Willi-Food International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

G. Willi-Food International peers beat G. Willi-Food International on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

G. Willi-Food International Company Profile

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. designs, imports, markets, and distributes food products worldwide. The company offers mushrooms, artichoke, beans, asparagus, capers, corn kernels, baby corn, palm hearts, vine leaves, sour pickles, mixed pickled vegetables, pickled peppers, olives, garlic, roasted eggplant sun, and dried tomatoes; and canned fish comprising tuna, sardine, anchovies, smoked and pressed cod liver, herring, fish paste, and salmon products. It also provides pineapples, peaches, apricots, pears, mangos, cherries, litchis, and fruit cocktail; olive, sunflower, soybean, corn, and rapeseed oils; dairy and dairy substitutes consisting of cheese, feta, Bulgarian cubes, goat cheese, fetina, butter, butter spread, margarine, melted cheese, cheese alternative, condensed milk, whipped cream, yogurt, frozen pizza, and other products; and dried fruits, nuts, and beans, such as figs, apricots, organic chestnuts, sunflower seeds, walnuts, pine nuts, cashews, banana chips, pistachios, and peanuts. In addition, the company offers instant noodle soup, frozen edamame soybean, freeze dried instant coffee, bagel, breadstick, lemon juice, halva, Turkish delight, cookies, vinegar, sweet pastry and crackers, sauce, corn flour, rice, pasta, spaghetti and noodles, breakfast cereals, corn flakes, rusks, tortilla, dried apples snacks, desert, ice cream, and light and alcoholic beverages. It markets its products under the Willi-Food, Euro European Dairies, Donna Rozza, Manchow, Gold Frost, Tifeeret, the Chef Dish, Art Coffe, Mr Chang, Muchi, Euro Butter, Euro Spread, Euro Cheese, Euro Cream, Euro Dessert, Euro Veg, Ha-Bulgaria, Gelato, Pinukim, Emma, Better Food, Kidoos, and TenBo brand names. The company was formerly known as G. Willi-Food Ltd. and changed its name to G. Willi-Food International Ltd. in June 1996. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Yavne, Israel. G. Willi-Food International Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Willi-Food Investments Ltd.