Richelieu Hardware (RHUHF) versus Its Competitors Head to Head Contrast

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Richelieu Hardware and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Richelieu Hardware	N/A	N/A	10.64
Richelieu Hardware Competitors	$6.66 billion	$364.19 million	24.90

Richelieu Hardware’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Richelieu Hardware. Richelieu Hardware is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

62.6% of Richelieu Hardware shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Richelieu Hardware pays an annual dividend of $0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Richelieu Hardware pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.9% and pay out 36.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Richelieu Hardware and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Richelieu Hardware	N/A	N/A	N/A
Richelieu Hardware Competitors	2.85%	-33.68%	3.56%

Summary

Richelieu Hardware rivals beat Richelieu Hardware on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About Richelieu Hardware

Richelieu Hardware Ltd. manufactures, imports, and distributes specialty hardware and complementary products in Canada and the United States. The company's principal product categories include furniture, glass and building decorative, and functional hardware; lighting systems; finishing and decorating products; ergonomic workstation components; kitchen and closet storage solutions; sliding door systems; decorative and functional panels; high-pressure laminates; railing and balusters; floor protection products; and power tool accessories. It manufactures veneer sheets and edge banding products; various decorative moldings and components for the window and door industry; and custom products. The company serves kitchen and bathroom cabinet, storage and closet, home furnishing, and office furniture manufacturers; door and window manufacturers; residential and commercial woodworkers; and hardware retailers, such as renovation superstores. Richelieu Hardware Ltd. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.