Financial Survey: Want Want China (OTCMKTS:WWNTY) vs. TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS)

Want Want China (OTCMKTS:WWNTY) and TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Want Want China and TreeHouse Foods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Want Want China	N/A	N/A	N/A
TreeHouse Foods	-7.25%	5.52%	2.06%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Want Want China and TreeHouse Foods”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Want Want China	$3.23 billion	2.19	$600.91 million	N/A	N/A
TreeHouse Foods	$3.35 billion	0.37	$26.90 million	($4.80)	-5.09

Want Want China has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TreeHouse Foods.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

99.8% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of TreeHouse Foods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Want Want China and TreeHouse Foods, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Want Want China	0	0	0	0	0.00
TreeHouse Foods	1	8	0	0	1.89

TreeHouse Foods has a consensus price target of $24.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.97%. Given TreeHouse Foods’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TreeHouse Foods is more favorable than Want Want China.

Risk & Volatility

Want Want China has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TreeHouse Foods has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TreeHouse Foods beats Want Want China on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Want Want China

Want Want China Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures, distributes, and sells food and beverages. The company operates through four segments: Rice Crackers, Dairy Products and Beverages, Snack Foods, and Other Products. It offers sugar coated crackers, savoury crackers, fried crackers, and gift packs; flavored milk, room temperature yogurt, yogurt drinks, ready-to-drink coffee, juice and sports drinks, herbal tea, and milk powder; candies, popsicles, ball cakes and jellies, beans, nuts, and other snacks; and wine and other food products. The company also trades in food and beverages, and related activities online, as well as raw materials, machineries, etc.; sells chemical materials and plastic films/bags; manufactures and sells machineries and related services; manufactures dehydrating, deoxidating, preservative, and related products; manufactures and sells packaging materials, packing bags, carton boxes, and cans; provides consultancy, information, business, and network technology services; processes and sells rice and oil products; and manufactures and sells rice flour. In addition, it engages in the agricultural planting and management, and livestock and poultry breeding businesses. It serves customers through a sales and distribution network primarily in the People's Republic of China. The company also exports its products to North America, East Asia, South East Asia, and Europe. Want The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong.

About TreeHouse Foods

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. manufactures and distributes private brands snacks and beverages in the United States and internationally. The company provides snacking products, such as crackers, pretzels, in-store bakery items, frozen griddle items, cookies, and candies; and beverage and drink mixes, including non-dairy creamer, coffee, broths/stocks, powdered beverages and other blends, tea, and ready-to-drink-beverages. It also offers groceries comprising pickles, refrigerated dough, hot cereal, and cheese and puddings, as well as natural, organic, and gluten-free products. The company sells its products through various distribution channels, including retailers, foodservice distributors, food-away-from-home customers, refrigerated and frozen formats, and co-manufacturers, as well as industrial and export, which includes food manufacturers and repackagers of foodservice products. TreeHouse Foods, Inc. was founded in 1862 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.