Cascades (CADNF) & The Competition Head to Head Review

Cascades (OTCMKTS:CADNF – Get Free Report) is one of 70 publicly-traded companies in the “Containers & Packaging” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Cascades to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.8% of Cascades shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of shares of all “Containers & Packaging” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.5% of shares of all “Containers & Packaging” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Cascades and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cascades and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Cascades’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Cascades. Cascades is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Cascades pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Cascades pays out -16.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Containers & Packaging” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.7% and pay out -80.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Cascades lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Cascades and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

As a group, “Containers & Packaging” companies have a potential upside of 30.27%. Given Cascades’ peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cascades has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Cascades peers beat Cascades on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Cascades Company Profile

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Cascades Inc. produces, converts, and markets packaging and tissue products in Canada and the United States. The company operates through three segments: Containerboard, Specialty Products, and Tissue Papers. It offers various packaging solutions and tissue products comprised of recycled fibers; tissue papers, comprising parent rolls of virgin and recycled fibres; specialty products, including uncoated recycled boxboards; and containerboards. It also engages in the recovery and recycling activities. Cascades Inc. was incorporated in 1964 and is headquartered in Kingsey Falls, Canada.