Financial Review: Domino’s Pizza Group (OTCMKTS:DPUKY) versus KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY)

KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) and Domino’s Pizza Group (OTCMKTS:DPUKY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KDDI	$39.86 billion	1.77	$4.40 billion	$1.00	16.09
Domino’s Pizza Group	$845.35 million	2.03	$143.05 million	N/A	N/A

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

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

Dividends

KDDI pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Domino’s Pizza Group pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. KDDI pays out 29.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility and Risk

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

Profitability

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

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

Summary

KDDI beats Domino’s Pizza Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.