Critical Contrast: SES (OTCMKTS:SGBAF) vs. Techtronic Industries (OTCMKTS:TTNDY)

Techtronic Industries (OTCMKTS:TTNDY) and SES (OTCMKTS:SGBAF) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Techtronic Industries and SES, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Techtronic Industries	0	0	0	0	N/A
SES	0	0	0	1	4.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Techtronic Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Techtronic Industries and SES’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Techtronic Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A
SES	-45.07%	8.57%	3.28%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Techtronic Industries and SES”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Techtronic Industries	$13.73 billion	1.97	$976.34 million	N/A	N/A
SES	$2.20 billion	1.02	-$974.59 million	($2.22)	-1.81

Techtronic Industries has higher revenue and earnings than SES.

Dividends

Techtronic Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. SES pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. SES pays out -22.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk & Volatility

Techtronic Industries has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SES has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Techtronic Industries beats SES on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Techtronic Industries

Techtronic Industries Company Limited engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of power tools, outdoor power equipment, and floorcare and cleaning products in the North America, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Power Equipment, and Floorcare & Cleaning Segments. It offers power tools, power tool accessories, outdoor products, and outdoor product accessories under the MILWAUKEE, EMPIRE, AEG, RYOBI, HOMELITE, and HART brands, as well as to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers. The company also provides floorcare products and accessories under the HOOVER, DIRT DEVIL, VAX, and ORECK brands, as well as to OEM customers; and offers inspection services. It serves Do-It-Yourself /Consumer, professional, and industrial users in the home improvement, repair, maintenance, construction, and infrastructure industries. Techtronic Industries Company Limited was founded in 1985 and is based in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong.

About SES

SES S.A. provides satellite-based data transmission capacity and ancillary services worldwide. The company offers content connectivity solutions, including network spanning satellite and ground infrastructure to create, deliver, and manage video and data solutions. It also provides data connectivity services through its fleet of geostationary earth orbit and medium earth orbit satellites to the aviation, cloud, cruise, energy, government, maritime, and telco and mobile network operator industries. In addition, the company offers video services, which includes end-to-end managed services to audience; and provides multi-screen and multi-device viewing experiences on linear channels, video-on-demand, streaming platforms, and social media sites for broadcasters, platform operators, and sports organizations. Further, it provides linear video aggregation and distribution, such as direct-to-home, direct-to-cable, and internet protocol TV households; channel management solutions comprising playout; and live feeds and redundancy features. The company was formerly known as SES Global SA and changed its name to SES S.A. in December 2006. SES S.A. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Betzdorf, Luxembourg.