Reviewing Tikehau Capital (OTCMKTS:TKKHF) & CSW Industrials (NYSE:CSW)

Tikehau Capital (OTCMKTS:TKKHF) and CSW Industrials (NYSE:CSW) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Tikehau Capital and CSW Industrials”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tikehau Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSW Industrials	$1.08 billion	4.20	$112.04 million	$6.68	41.70

CSW Industrials has higher revenue and earnings than Tikehau Capital.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

82.8% of CSW Industrials shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of CSW Industrials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Tikehau Capital and CSW Industrials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tikehau Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSW Industrials	10.35%	15.91%	9.05%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Tikehau Capital and CSW Industrials, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tikehau Capital	0	1	0	0	2.00
CSW Industrials	0	5	1	3	2.78

CSW Industrials has a consensus target price of $328.57, suggesting a potential upside of 17.97%. Given CSW Industrials’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CSW Industrials is more favorable than Tikehau Capital.

Summary

CSW Industrials beats Tikehau Capital on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tikehau Capital

Tikehau Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in providing a full range of financing products including senior secured loans, equity, senior debt, unitranche, mezzanine, and preferred shares. The firm seeks to make early stage, mezzanine, and turnaround investments and manage long-term capital for institutional and private investors in various asset classes including credit, listed, private equity, and real estate. It invests in all sectors and all countries with a focus on Singapore. The firm prefers to invest between 0.41 million ($0.5 million) and 70 million ($82.1073 million). The firm seeks to invest in small and middle market European corporate. It makes balance sheet investments. Tikehau Capital was founded in June 2004 and is based in Paris, France with additional offices across Middle East, Europe, North America and Asia.

About CSW Industrials

CSW Industrials, Inc. operates as a diversified industrial company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Contractor Solutions, Engineered Building Solutions, and Specialized Reliability Solutions. The Contractor Solutions segment provides condensate pads, pans, pumps, switches, and traps; cements, diffusers, grilles, registers, solvents, thread sealants, and vents; line set covers; refrigerant caps; wire pulling head tools; electrical protection, chemical maintenance, and installation supplies for HVAC; ductless mini-split systems installation support tools and accessories; and drain waste and vent system products for use in HVAC/R, plumbing, general industrial, architecturally specified building products. The Engineered Building Solutions segment offers architectural railings and associated services; fire and smoke protection solutions; and pre-engineered and custom architectural building components for use in architecturally specified building products. The Specialized Reliability Solutions segment provides compounds, lubricants, lubricant management products, and sealants; desiccant breather filtration products; and contamination control, industrial maintenance and repair, rail friction modifiers, sealants, and operations solutions for use in energy, general industrial, mining, and rail transportation. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.