Nitto Denko (OTCMKTS:NDEKY) and Air China (OTCMKTS:AIRYY) Head to Head Analysis

Nitto Denko (OTCMKTS:NDEKY) and Air China (OTCMKTS:AIRYY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Nitto Denko and Air China’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nitto Denko	12.91%	12.60%	9.90%
Air China	-0.34%	-1.50%	-0.17%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Nitto Denko and Air China, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nitto Denko	0	0	0	0	N/A
Air China	0	0	0	0	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Nitto Denko has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air China has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Nitto Denko and Air China”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nitto Denko	$6.34 billion	1.85	$708.49 million	$1.17	14.20
Air China	$21.01 billion	0.42	-$146.93 million	($0.05)	-212.36

Nitto Denko has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Air China. Air China is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nitto Denko, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Nitto Denko beats Air China on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nitto Denko

Nitto Denko Corporation primarily engages in the adhesive tapes business in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. It provides double sided tapes, surface protective films, sealing materials, masking tapes, membranes, FPD/touch panel related products, gasket materials, semiconductor manufacturing process products, flexible printed circuit boards, porous films/breathable materials, and packaging tapes. The company also offers functional thermal transfer systems, such as labels, barcode label printers, and label printing software; tapes for electrical and electronic equipment; dust removal products for clean rooms; fluoroplastic sheets and tapes, and fluoroplastic porous films; and materials for housing and construction. In addition, it provides medical products, including transdermal therapeutic systems, athletic tapes, medical adhesive tapes for wearable devices and body sensors, adhesive tapes, and particles for nucleic acid synthesis. The company offers its products to automotive and transportation, housing/housing equipment, infrastructure, material, home appliance and electrical, display, electronic device, medical, packaging, and consumer/personal care industries. Nitto Denko Corporation was incorporated in 1918 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

About Air China

Air China Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides air passenger, air cargo, and airline-related services in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, China, and internationally. The company operates in Airline Operations and Other Operations segments. It provides aircraft engineering and airport ground handling services. The company is also involved in the import and export trading activities; and provision of cabin, airline catering, air ticketing, human resources, aircraft overhaul and maintenance, and financial services. Air China Limited was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.