Analyzing Taisei (TISCF) & Its Peers
by Mitch Edgeman · The Markets DailyDividends
Taisei pays an annual dividend of $4.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Taisei pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.0% and pay out 24.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Taisei is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Profitability
This table compares Taisei and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Taisei | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Taisei Competitors | -7.82% | 10.89% | 4.14% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Taisei and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Taisei | N/A | N/A | 4.36 |
| Taisei Competitors | $9.45 billion | $451.89 million | -5,963.16 |
Taisei’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Taisei. Taisei 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.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
13.7% of Taisei shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned by institutional investors. 20.8% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are owned 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.
Summary
Taisei rivals beat Taisei on 5 of the 9 factors compared.
Taisei Company Profile
Taisei Corporation engages in the civil engineering, construction, and real estate development businesses in Japan. The company constructs offices, commercial facilities, factories, schools, hospitals, tunnels, bridges, dams, railways, expressways, etc.; and engineers production facilities and development facilities for pharmaceutical and logistics fields. It also involved in the redevelopment, public-private partnership/private finance initiative, property management, in-house development, and condominium sales projects. The company was formerly known as Nippon Doboku Corporation and changed its name to Taisei Corporation in 1946. Taisei Corporation was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.