Critical Analysis: Almacenes Éxito (EXTO) versus The Competition

Dividends

Almacenes Éxito pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. As a group, “Variety stores” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.0% and pay out 33.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Almacenes Éxito and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Almacenes Éxito	$4.90 billion	$25.20 million	N/A
Almacenes Éxito Competitors	$74.81 billion	$1.92 billion	21.46

Almacenes Éxito’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Almacenes Éxito.

Risk & Volatility

Almacenes Éxito has a beta of -0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 143% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Almacenes Éxito’s rivals have a beta of 0.88, suggesting that their average stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Almacenes Éxito and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Almacenes Éxito	N/A	N/A	N/A
Almacenes Éxito Competitors	0.96%	-18.77%	2.52%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.0% of shares of all “Variety stores” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of shares of all “Variety stores” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Almacenes Éxito rivals beat Almacenes Éxito on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

About Almacenes Éxito

Almacenes Éxito S.A. operates as a retail commerce company in South America. The company operates a chain of retail stores primarily under the Éxito, Carulla, Surtimax, Super Inter, Surti Mayorista, Libertad, Mini Libertad, Devoto, Disco, and Géant brands. It is also involved in the online commerce activities. In addition, the company engages in the credit facilities, insurance, money transfers and remittances, mobile phone services, trade tourist package trips and tickets, repair and maintain furnishings, paperwork, and energy trade activities; acquisition and building commercial premises for establishing stores, malls, or other locations; investing in property, promoting, and developing various kinds of real estate projects; and leasing of premises. Further, it invests in shares, bonds, trade papers, and other securities; enters into firm factoring agreements; and distributes oil-based liquid fuels through service stations, as well as alcohols, biofuels, and natural gas for vehicles and other fuels used in the automotive, industrial, fluvial, maritime, and air transport sectors. Almacenes Éxito S.A. was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Envigado, Colombia. As of January 19, 2024, Almacenes Éxito S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Super Selectos El Salvador.