Head-To-Head Review: Thai Beverage Public (TBVPF) & Its Competitors
by Michael Walen · The Markets DailyInsider & Institutional Ownership
8.7% of Thai Beverage Public shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of shares of all “Beverages” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.0% of shares of all “Beverages” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Thai Beverage Public and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Thai Beverage Public | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Thai Beverage Public Competitors | -9.25% | -39.52% | -0.98% |
Dividends
Thai Beverage Public pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 101.3%. Thai Beverage Public pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Beverages” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 49.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Thai Beverage Public is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Thai Beverage Public and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Thai Beverage Public | N/A | N/A | 0.46 |
| Thai Beverage Public Competitors | $113.20 billion | $874.57 million | 11.91 |
Thai Beverage Public’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Thai Beverage Public. Thai Beverage Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Thai Beverage Public beats its competitors on 5 of the 9 factors compared.
Thai Beverage Public Company Profile
Thai Beverage Public Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, produces and distributes alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and food products worldwide. It operates through Spirits, Beer, Non-Alcoholic Beverages, and Food segments. The company offers liquor, beer, malt, and yeast products; spirits, including brown spirits, white spirits, herbs, and other products; and non-alcoholic beverages comprising drinking and soda water, electrolyte beverages, energy drinks, green and herbal tea, ready-to-drink coffee, and soft drinks; tea, isotonics, soya drinks, Asian and sparkling drinks, cordials, water, pasteurized milk, UHT milk, sterilized milk, yoghurt, canned milk, pasteurized juice, ready-to-drink juice, ice cream, and cereal bars. The company also provides chilled and frozen food products; fertilizers, feeds, bricks, and oak barrels; and digital and technology services. In addition, it is involved in the trading of molasses; provision of transportation and distribution, logistics, recycling, advertising and marketing, consultancy, asset and brands management, public cold storage, and human resources and organization development services; operation of restaurants, bakeries, and social enterprise; and production and distribution of biogas. Further, the company engages in the trading of bottles and supplies; wholesale and trading of beverages; and production of metal and plastic packaging businesses. Additionally, it engages in trademark holding and production of beer concentrates; e-commerce business; asset management business; provision of marketing management consulting; development, rental, and investment in properties; mechanical equipment manufacturing; warehousing business; trading of chemical and packaging materials; manufacture of equipment used in food manufacturing; and installation and maintenance of machinery system and equipment. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Bangkok, Thailand.