Reviewing Nufarm (NUFMF) & Its Competitors

Nufarm (OTCMKTS:NUFMF) is one of 297 publicly-traded companies in the “Chemicals” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Nufarm to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Dividends

Nufarm pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Nufarm pays out 83.3% 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, “Chemicals” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 102.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Nufarm is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nufarm	N/A	N/A	20.21
Nufarm Competitors	$6.35 billion	$216.34 million	-2.74

Nufarm’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Nufarm. Nufarm 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 Nufarm and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nufarm	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nufarm Competitors	-102.12%	-11.12%	-1.68%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Nufarm and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nufarm	0	0	2	0	3.00
Nufarm Competitors	3195	12161	14178	490	2.40

As a group, “Chemicals” companies have a potential upside of 9.72%. Given Nufarm’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nufarm has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

14.9% of Nufarm shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of shares of all “Chemicals” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Nufarm beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Nufarm

Nufarm Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells crop protection solutions and seed technologies in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through Crop Protection and Seed Technologies segments. The Crop Protection segment solutions include herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides that help growers protect crops against weeds, pests, and diseases. The Seed Technologies segment operates base seeds, bioenergy, omega-3 and seed treatment platforms, as well as sells seeds and oil based products. It also focuses on crops, such as cereals; corn; soybean; pasture, turf, and ornamentals; and trees, nuts, vines, and vegetables. In addition, the company provides seed treatment products for the protection and treatment of damage caused by insects, fungus, and disease. Further, it distributes sunflower, sorghum, and canola seeds. Nufarm Limited was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Laverton North, Australia.