Reviewing ANA (ALNPY) & Its Competitors

ANA (OTCMKTS:ALNPY) is one of 78 publicly-traded companies in the “Passenger Airlines” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare ANA to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares ANA and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ANA	5.85%	11.15%	4.16%
ANA Competitors	-8.86%	5.50%	1.21%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ANA and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ANA	$16.87 billion	$1.12 billion	10.38
ANA Competitors	$14.72 billion	$637.69 million	18.88

ANA has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. ANA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

ANA has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ANA’s competitors have a beta of 18.44, meaning that their average stock price is 1,744% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for ANA and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ANA	0	2	0	1	2.67
ANA Competitors	1526	4063	6683	354	2.46

As a group, “Passenger Airlines” companies have a potential upside of 8.99%. Given ANA’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ANA has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Dividends

ANA pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. ANA pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Passenger Airlines” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.5% and pay out 24.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

42.0% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of shares of all “Passenger Airlines” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ANA beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About ANA

ANA Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in Japan and internationally. It operates through Air Transportation, Aviation-Related Business, Travel Business, and Trading Business segments. The Air Transportation segment offers regular and irregular air transport of passengers, cargo, etc. on domestic and international routes. The Aviation-Related Business segment provides services incidental to air transportation, such as airport handling and maintenance. The Travel Business develops and sells travel products, as well as plans and sells package travel products. The Trading Business imports and exports aviation-related materials, as well as sells through stores and mail-order channels. The company was formerly known as All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. and changed its name to ANA Holdings Inc. in April 2013. ANA Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Minato, Japan.