Reviewing Royal Mail (OTCMKTS:ROYMY) and Tokuyama (OTCMKTS:TKYMY)

Royal Mail (OTCMKTS:ROYMY – Get Rating) and Tokuyama (OTCMKTS:TKYMY – Get Rating) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Royal Mail and Tokuyama’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Royal Mail and Tokuyama, as reported by MarketBeat.

Royal Mail currently has a consensus target price of $14.48, suggesting a potential upside of 111.97%. Given Royal Mail’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Royal Mail is more favorable than Tokuyama.

Dividends

Royal Mail pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Tokuyama pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Tokuyama pays out 6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk and Volatility

Royal Mail has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tokuyama has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Royal Mail and Tokuyama’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Royal Mail has higher revenue and earnings than Tokuyama.

Summary

Royal Mail beats Tokuyama on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Royal Mail

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Royal Mail plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a universal postal service provider in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, North America, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Portugal. It offers parcels and letter delivery services under the Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide brands. The company also provides services for the collection, sorting, and delivery of parcels and letters. In addition, it operates ground-based parcel delivery networks in Europe that covers 40 countries and nation states. Further, the company provides express parcel delivery and logistics services. Additionally, it engages in property holdings activities; and provision of facilities management services. The company serves consumers, sole-traders, small and medium-sized enterprises, large businesses, retailers, and access operators. Royal Mail plc was incorporated in 2013 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

About Tokuyama

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Tokuyama Corporation produces and sells various chemical products in Japan. The company operates in four segments: Chemicals, Specialty Products, Cement, and Life & Amenity. The Chemicals segment offers caustic soda, soda ash, calcium chloride, sodium silicate, vinyl chloride monomer, polyvinyl chloride resin, propylene oxide, isopropyl alcohol, chlorinated solvents, and hydrogen. The Specialty Products segment provides polycrystalline silicon; fumed silica and tetrachlorosilane; aluminum nitride; high-purity chemicals for electronics manufacturing and photoresist developer; and methylene chloride for metal cleaning. The Cement segment offers cement, ready-mixed concrete, and cement-type soil solidifier, as well as engages in the recycling and environment businesses. The Life & Amenity segment provides polyolefin film, plastic window sashes, medical diagnosis systems, dental materials and equipment, ion exchange membranes, pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates, plastic lens-related materials, and microporous film. The company was formerly known as Tokuyama Soda Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Tokuyama Corporation in April 1994. Tokuyama Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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