Corus Entertainment (TSE:CJR.B) and BMTC Group (TSE:GBT) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Corus Entertainment and BMTC Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Corus Entertainment | N/A | N/A | N/A |
BMTC Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividends
Corus Entertainment pays an annual dividend of C$0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. BMTC Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Corus Entertainment pays out -8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BMTC Group pays out 22.0% 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. Corus Entertainment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Corus Entertainment and BMTC Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Corus Entertainment | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3.50 |
BMTC Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Corus Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of C$7.72, suggesting a potential upside of 27.37%. Given Corus Entertainment's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Corus Entertainment is more favorable than BMTC Group.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Corus Entertainment and BMTC Group's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Corus Entertainment | C$1.45 billion | 0.88 | C$-609,890,209.00 | C($2.93) | -2.08 |
BMTC Group | C$642.25 million | 0.64 | C$43.06 million | C$1.27 | 9.50 |
BMTC Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Corus Entertainment. Corus Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BMTC Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Corus Entertainment beats BMTC Group on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.