Comparing Mayr-Melnhof Karton (OTCMKTS:MNHFF) and CCL Industries (OTCMKTS:CCDBF)

Mayr-Melnhof Karton (OTCMKTS:MNHFF) and CCL Industries (OTCMKTS:CCDBF) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Mayr-Melnhof Karton pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. CCL Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Mayr-Melnhof Karton pays out 37.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CCL Industries pays out 18.6% 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 Mayr-Melnhof Karton and CCL Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mayr-Melnhof Karton	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCL Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Mayr-Melnhof Karton and CCL Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mayr-Melnhof Karton	0	0	0	0	0.00
CCL Industries	0	0	1	0	3.00

CCL Industries has a consensus target price of $84.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.07%. Given CCL Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CCL Industries is more favorable than Mayr-Melnhof Karton.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

37.2% of CCL Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mayr-Melnhof Karton and CCL Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mayr-Melnhof Karton	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.35	12.60
CCL Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5.45	10.27

CCL Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mayr-Melnhof Karton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

CCL Industries beats Mayr-Melnhof Karton on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mayr-Melnhof Karton

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG manufactures and sells cartonboard and folding cartons in Germany, Austria, and internationally. It operates through two segments, MM Board & Paper and MM Packaging. The MM Board & Paper segment manufactures and markets various grades of cartonboard products, such as coated cartonboard produced from recycling fibers; and virgin fiber based cartonboard, as well as offers kraft papers and uncoated fine papers. This segment primarily serves printing businesses in the fragmented folding carton industry. The MM Packaging segment processes cartonboard into folding cartons primarily for food industry, as well as for other consumer goods industries. This segment also provides leaflets and labels. Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG was founded in 1950 and is based in Vienna, Austria.

About CCL Industries

CCL Industries Inc. manufactures and sells labels, consumer printable media products, technology-driven label solutions, polymer banknote substrates, and specialty films. It operates through CCL, Avery, Checkpoint, and Innovia segments. The CCL segment converts pressure sensitive and extruded film materials for a range of decorative, instructional, security, and functional applications for government institutions and global customers in consumer packaging, healthcare, chemicals, consumer durables, electronic device, and automotive markets. The Avery segment supplies labels, specialty converted media, and software solutions to enable short-run digital printing in businesses and homes alongside complementary products sold through distributors, mass-market stores, and e-commerce retailers. The Checkpoint segment engages in developing radio frequency and radio frequency identification-based technology systems for loss prevention and inventory management applications, including labeling and tagging solutions for the retail and apparel industries. The Innovia segment supplies biaxially oriented polypropylene films to customers in the pressure sensitive label materials, flexible packaging, and consumer packaged goods industries. The company operates in Canada, the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and New Zealand. CCL Industries Inc. was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.