Profitability
This table compares Shimizu and American Biltrite’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Shimizu | 5.18% | 4.46% | 1.68% |
| American Biltrite | -4.16% | -34.23% | -6.13% |
Risk and Volatility
Shimizu has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Biltrite has a beta of -0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Shimizu and American Biltrite”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Shimizu | $12.77 billion | 1.33 | $435.70 million | $4.15 | 22.00 |
| American Biltrite | $188.74 million | 0.02 | -$2.64 million | ($229.80) | -0.44 |
Shimizu has higher revenue and earnings than American Biltrite. American Biltrite is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shimizu, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Shimizu beats American Biltrite on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Shimizu
Shimizu Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the construction, development, engineering, and life cycle valuation businesses in Japan and internationally. The company proposes, plans, designs, builds, repairs, manages, operates, and maintains offices, plants, schools, hospitals, and other buildings, such as nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, temples, shrines, and architectures; offers design, build, and renovation for tunnels, bridges, dams, urban infrastructure, energy facilities, and other public works; provides construction for manufacturing facilities, high-rise buildings, hospitals, bridges, subways, and other projects; and develops and rents real estate properties, including condominiums, data centers, office buildings, logistics facilities, and other properties. It also offers engineering, procurement, and construction services in solar and wind power projects, environmental clean-up engineering, turn-key order fulfillment of plants, and ICT systems and engineering projects. In addition, the company provides facility operation and management services; infrastructure management, maintenance, and concession services; and generates power using renewable energy and sells electricity, as well as involved in commercialization of smart cities and provision of services using ICT technology. Further, it engages in the lease and sale of construction equipment and materials; provision of interior finishing and rebar works; insurance agency, security, and travel agency services; supply of PCR test kits; and rental of various tower cranes, crawler cranes, and other construction machinery and equipment. Additionally, the company offers construction equipment consulting services, such as construction planning, maintenance, and management services; property and building management services; and real estate consulting and brokerage services, as well as tenant leasing services. Shimizu Corporation was founded in 1804 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
About American Biltrite
American Biltrite Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides tape, jewelry, flooring, and rubber products worldwide. The company produces and offers pressure sensitive tapes, films, and protective sheeting under the American Biltrite and Ideal brands, which are used in various markets, such as automotive and transportation; construction; shoe/footwear; graphic arts, print, and signage; and various other industrial and consumer applications. It also manufactures and distributes commercial flooring primarily for healthcare, educational, and institutional sectors; and performance sheet rubber in North America, as well as designs and supplies fashion jewelry to department stores under the brands of Guess, T Tahari, Robert Rose, Berry, and Jessica McClintock. The company sells its tape products through sales organizations, distributors, and select manufacturers’ representatives. American Biltrite Inc. was founded in 1908 and is based in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.
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