Financial Comparison: NSK (OTCMKTS:NPSKY) & Sumitomo Chemical (OTCMKTS:SOMMY)

NSK (OTCMKTS:NPSKY) and Sumitomo Chemical (OTCMKTS:SOMMY) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NSK and Sumitomo Chemical”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NSK	$5.46 billion	N/A	$58.89 million	N/A	N/A
Sumitomo Chemical	$16.95 billion	0.25	-$2.15 billion	($5.01)	-2.56

NSK has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sumitomo Chemical.

Profitability

This table compares NSK and Sumitomo Chemical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NSK	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sumitomo Chemical	-9.83%	-19.08%	-6.06%

Dividends

NSK pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Sumitomo Chemical pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Sumitomo Chemical pays out -2.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for NSK and Sumitomo Chemical, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NSK	0	0	0	0	N/A
Sumitomo Chemical	0	0	0	0	N/A

Volatility & Risk

NSK has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sumitomo Chemical has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NSK beats Sumitomo Chemical on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NSK

NSK Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells industrial machinery bearings, automotive products, and precision machinery and parts worldwide. Its products include ball bearings; roller bearings; bearing units; super precision bearings; bearings for steel industry, mining and construction, papermaking machines, and pumps and compressors; and bearings for special environments, including sanitary, corrosive, vacuum, cleanroom, high-temperature, non-magnetic requirement, and dust-contaminated environments. The company also provides automotive products, which comprise chassis products, such as electric power steerings, steering column and intermediate shafts, brake systems, and hub unit bearings; power train products comprising engine parts and electrical accessories, automatic and manual transmission, products for motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, half toroidal CVT POWERTOROS units, and differential gear and propeller shafts. In addition, it offers precision machine components, including ball screws, linear guides, monocarriers, XY tables, and spindles; and accessories, including ball screw support bearings, air bearings, and clean grease, as well as support units for heavy and light loads, machine tools, and small equipment. Further, the company provides megatorque motors and maintenance services. It serves agriculture, automotive, cement, food processing machinery, industrial motor, gearbox, injection molding machine, machine tool, medical device, mining and construction, motorcycle, office equipment, palm oil, papermaking machinery, pump and compressor, railway, semiconductor, steel, sugar, and wind turbine industries. NSK Ltd. was incorporated in 1916 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Sumitomo Chemical

Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited engages in Chemicals & Plastics, energy and functional materials, IT-related chemicals, health and crop sciences, pharmaceuticals, and other businesses worldwide. Its Essential Chemicals & Plastics segment offers synthetic resins, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, and polymethyl methacrylate resins; raw materials for synthetic fibers; and various industrial chemicals. The company's Energy & Functional Materials segment provides alumina and aluminum products used for energy products; resorcinol for tires, wood adhesives, flame retardants, and ultraviolet ray absorbants; polymer additives and rubber chemicals; synthetic rubber for tires, shoes, construction materials, and other applications; and engineering plastics and lithium-ion secondary battery materials for use in electronic components and next-generation vehicles. Its IT-Related Chemicals segment provides polarizing films, touch screen sensor panels, and color resists and polymer OLED for LC and OLED displays; photoresists and high-purity chemicals for the semiconductor manufacturing process; and compound semiconductor materials for antenna switches and other components of communication terminal equipment. The company's Health & Crop Sciences segment offers crop protection chemicals, fertilizers, feed additives, and household insecticides; active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates; and products to control infectious diseases. Its Pharmaceuticals segment provides prescription and diagnostic pharmaceuticals. The company's Others segment supplies electric power and steam; designs, constructs, and supervises chemical plants; provides transportation and warehousing services; and conducts physical property and environmental analysis. Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.