Financial Review: Element Fleet Management (ELEEF) vs. Its Peers

Element Fleet Management (OTCMKTS:ELEEF) is one of 355 publicly-traded companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Element Fleet Management to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.6% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Element Fleet Management and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Element Fleet Management	$1.19 billion	$279.13 million	27.23
Element Fleet Management Competitors	$2.41 billion	$139.29 million	16.76

Element Fleet Management’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Element Fleet Management. Element Fleet Management 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 Element Fleet Management and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Element Fleet Management	23.33%	26.81%	3.88%
Element Fleet Management Competitors	-58.22%	-118.46%	-1.28%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Element Fleet Management and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Element Fleet Management	0	0	2	1	3.33
Element Fleet Management Competitors	1839	6117	9005	657	2.48

As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 10.68%. Given Element Fleet Management’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Element Fleet Management has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Dividends

Element Fleet Management pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Element Fleet Management pays out 56.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out 64.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Element Fleet Management beats its rivals on 9 of the 14 factors compared.

Element Fleet Management Company Profile

Element Fleet Management Corp. operates as a fleet management company primarily in Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. The company offers end-to-end fleet cars, trucks, and material handling support equipment acquisition; and end-to-end electric vehicle fleet including fleet planning, charging infrastructure solutions, acquisition, financing, maintenance, and remarketing. It provides commercial fleet financing comprising operating and capital lease, sale and leaseback funding, loans, rental fleet financing, client owned acquisition program, and fair market value lease for fleet cars, trucks, and equipment; and vehicle licensing and registration services, such as renewal, fleet title management, and insurance card management services. In addition, the company provides collision management services, such as 24/7 driver assistance, collision evaluation, repair management, and subrogation; fleet management outsourcing solutions; fuel, maintenance, and safety solutions; telematics and fleet connectivity solutions; and toll and violation management, as well as fleet remarketing, sale leaseback, and strategic fleet management consulting services. It serves construction, energy, oil and gas, food and beverages, healthcare, services, and transport sectors. Element Fleet Management Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Toronto, Canada.