Contrasting Thai Beverage Public (OTCMKTS:TBVPF) & Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP)

Thai Beverage Public (OTCMKTS:TBVPF) and Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ:KDP) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Thai Beverage Public and Keurig Dr Pepper”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thai Beverage Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.87	0.39
Keurig Dr Pepper	$16.60 billion	2.55	$2.08 billion	$1.35	23.04

Keurig Dr Pepper has higher revenue and earnings than Thai Beverage Public. Thai Beverage Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keurig Dr Pepper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

Thai Beverage Public pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 119.1%. Keurig Dr Pepper pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Thai Beverage Public pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keurig Dr Pepper pays out 68.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Keurig Dr Pepper has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Thai Beverage Public is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

8.7% of Thai Beverage Public shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Keurig Dr Pepper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Thai Beverage Public and Keurig Dr Pepper’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thai Beverage Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
Keurig Dr Pepper	10.81%	10.51%	4.64%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Thai Beverage Public and Keurig Dr Pepper, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thai Beverage Public	0	0	0	0	0.00
Keurig Dr Pepper	0	9	9	0	2.50

Keurig Dr Pepper has a consensus target price of $33.94, suggesting a potential upside of 9.12%. Given Keurig Dr Pepper’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Keurig Dr Pepper is more favorable than Thai Beverage Public.

Summary

Keurig Dr Pepper beats Thai Beverage Public on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Thai Beverage Public

Thai Beverage Public Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, produces and distributes alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and food products worldwide. It operates through Spirits, Beer, Non-Alcoholic Beverages, and Food segments. The company offers liquor, beer, malt, and yeast products; spirits, including brown spirits, white spirits, herbs, and other products; and non-alcoholic beverages comprising drinking and soda water, electrolyte beverages, energy drinks, green and herbal tea, ready-to-drink coffee, and soft drinks; tea, isotonics, soya drinks, Asian and sparkling drinks, cordials, water, pasteurized milk, UHT milk, sterilized milk, yoghurt, canned milk, pasteurized juice, ready-to-drink juice, ice cream, and cereal bars. The company also provides chilled and frozen food products; fertilizers, feeds, bricks, and oak barrels; and digital and technology services. In addition, it is involved in the trading of molasses; provision of transportation and distribution, logistics, recycling, advertising and marketing, consultancy, asset and brands management, public cold storage, and human resources and organization development services; operation of restaurants, bakeries, and social enterprise; and production and distribution of biogas. Further, the company engages in the trading of bottles and supplies; wholesale and trading of beverages; and production of metal and plastic packaging businesses. Additionally, it engages in trademark holding and production of beer concentrates; e-commerce business; asset management business; provision of marketing management consulting; development, rental, and investment in properties; mechanical equipment manufacturing; warehousing business; trading of chemical and packaging materials; manufacture of equipment used in food manufacturing; and installation and maintenance of machinery system and equipment. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

About Keurig Dr Pepper

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. owns, manufactures, and distributors beverages and single serve brewing systems in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: U.S. Refreshment Beverages, U.S. Coffee, and International. The U.S. Refreshment Beverages segment manufactures and distributes branded concentrates, syrup, and finished beverages. Its U.S. Coffee segment offers finished goods relating to K-Cup pods, single serve brewers, specialty coffee, and ready to drink coffee products through Keurig.com website. The International segment provides sales in Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and other international markets from the manufacture and distribution of branded concentrates, syrup, and finished beverages; and sales in Canada from the manufacture and distribution of finished goods relating to the Company's single serve brewers, KCup pods, and other coffee products. It serves retailers, third-party bottlers and distributors, retail partners, hotel chains, office coffee distributors, and end-use consumers. The company offers its products under the Dr Pepper, Canada Dry, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Snapple, Mott's, The Original Donut Shop, Clamato, and Core Hydration brand name. Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.