Head-To-Head Review: Caribbean Utilities (CUPUF) & Its Rivals

Dividends

Caribbean Utilities pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Caribbean Utilities pays out 94.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Electric Utilities” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.3% and pay out 65.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Caribbean Utilities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of shares of all “Electric Utilities” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of shares of all “Electric Utilities” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Caribbean Utilities and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Caribbean Utilities	N/A	N/A	20.89
Caribbean Utilities Competitors	$13.52 billion	$1.54 billion	20.83

Caribbean Utilities’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Caribbean Utilities. Caribbean Utilities is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Caribbean Utilities and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caribbean Utilities	N/A	N/A	N/A
Caribbean Utilities Competitors	13.66%	9.74%	3.20%

Summary

Caribbean Utilities rivals beat Caribbean Utilities on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

About Caribbean Utilities

Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Grand Cayman. The company generates electricity using diesel with 166 megawatts total installed capacity. It also operates nine transformer substations with approximately 436 miles of land-based high voltage transmission and distribution lines and 15 miles of high-voltage submarine cables. The company also provides telecommunication services. The company was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands. Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. is a subsidiary of Fortis Energy (Bermuda) Ltd.