Head-To-Head Comparison: Domino’s Pizza Group (OTCMKTS:DPUKY) and KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY)

Domino’s Pizza Group (OTCMKTS:DPUKY) and KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of KDDI shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Domino’s Pizza Group and KDDI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Domino’s Pizza Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
KDDI	10.62%	10.70%	4.18%

Dividends

Domino’s Pizza Group pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. KDDI pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. KDDI pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility & Risk

Domino’s Pizza Group has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KDDI has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Domino’s Pizza Group and KDDI”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Domino’s Pizza Group	$845.35 million	2.04	$143.05 million	N/A	N/A
KDDI	$39.86 billion	1.81	$4.40 billion	$1.00	16.50

KDDI has higher revenue and earnings than Domino’s Pizza Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Domino’s Pizza Group and KDDI, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Domino’s Pizza Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
KDDI	0	0	0	1	4.00

Summary

KDDI beats Domino’s Pizza Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Domino’s Pizza Group

Domino’s Pizza Group plc owns, operates, and franchises Domino’s Pizza stores. It operates stores in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, as well as leases its stores. The company was formerly known as Domino’s Pizza UK & IRL plc and changed its name to Domino’s Pizza Group plc in May 2012. Domino’s Pizza Group plc was founded in 1960 and is based in Milton Keynes, the United Kingdom.

About KDDI

KDDI Corporation provides telecommunications services in Japan and internationally. It operates in two segments, Personal Services and Business Services. The Personal Services segment offers telecommunication services and other services such as finance, energy, and LX through its multi-brands au, UQ mobile, and povo. The Business Services segment offers smartphones and other devices, network and cloud services, and data center services to corporate customers under the TELEHOUSE brand. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.