Financial Survey: Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize (OTCMKTS:ADRNY) vs. Eurocash (OTCMKTS:EUSHY)

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize (OTCMKTS:ADRNY) and Eurocash (OTCMKTS:EUSHY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize and Eurocash, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize	1	1	0	0	1.50
Eurocash	0	0	0	0	0.00

Dividends

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize pays an annual dividend of €0.87 ($0.91) per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Eurocash pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize pays out 41.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eurocash pays out 43.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Profitability

This table compares Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize and Eurocash’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize	2.06%	16.37%	4.94%
Eurocash	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Eurocash shares are held 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize and Eurocash”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize	$95.94 billion	0.35	$2.03 billion	€2.11 ($2.20)	16.92
Eurocash	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.32	2.65

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize has higher revenue and earnings than Eurocash. Eurocash is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize beats Eurocash on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. operates retail food stores and e-commerce in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company's stores offer produce, dairy, meat, deli, bakery, seafood, and frozen products; grocery, beer, and wine; floral, pet food, health and beauty care, kitchen and cookware, gardening tools, general merchandise articles, electronics, newspapers and magazines, tobacco, etc.; gasoline; and pharmacy products. It operates its supermarkets, convenience stores, and online stores under the Food Lion, Stop & Shop, The GIANT Company, Hannaford, Giant Food, FreshDirect, Albert Heijn, bol.com, Etos, Gall & Gall, Delhaize, Albert, Alfa Beta Vassilopoulos, Mega Image, Delhaize Serbia, Peapod Digital labs, and Retail Business Service brands. The company was formerly known as Koninklijke Ahold N.V. and changed its name to Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. in July 2016. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Zaandam, the Netherlands.

About Eurocash

Eurocash S.A. engages in the wholesale distribution of food and other fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) in Poland. The company operates through Wholesale, Retail, and Projects segments. Its FMCG products include food products, soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and household chemicals and cosmetics. The company markets its products to traditional retail stores, including small supermarkets, grocery stores, and specialized grocery stores; and kiosks, retail outlets, and convenience stores, restaurants, gas stations, hotel and café chains, and catering outlets. It operates a network of Cash & Carry warehouses; Delikatesy Centrum network supermarkets; Inmedio; and franchise and partner stores of Eurocash distribution. Eurocash S.A. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Komorniki, Poland.