Swire Pacific (OTCMKTS:SWRAY) and Konica Minolta (OTCMKTS:KNCAY) Financial Review

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Swire Pacific and Konica Minolta”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Swire Pacific	$12.11 billion	2.64	$3.81 billion	N/A	N/A
Konica Minolta	$8.04 billion	0.20	$29.85 million	($0.12)	-53.83

Swire Pacific has higher revenue and earnings than Konica Minolta.

Dividends

Swire Pacific pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Konica Minolta pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Konica Minolta pays out -66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Swire Pacific and Konica Minolta’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Swire Pacific	N/A	N/A	N/A
Konica Minolta	-0.40%	-0.84%	-0.34%

Risk & Volatility

Swire Pacific has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Konica Minolta has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Swire Pacific beats Konica Minolta on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Swire Pacific

Swire Pacific Limited engages in property, aviation, beverages, marine, and trading and industrial businesses in Hong Kong, Mainland China, rest of Asia, the United States, and internationally. The company's Property division develops, owns, and operates mixed-use properties. This division's property investment portfolio comprises office and retail premises, serviced apartments, and other luxury residential accommodations; and trading portfolio consists of residential properties. It also owns and manages hotels in Hong Kong and hotels in Mainland China, as well as owns interests in the Mandarin Oriental hotel in the United States. The company's Aviation division provides flight catering and ramp, passenger and cargo services, and aircraft maintenance and modification services. As of December 31, 2022, it had a fleet of 222 aircraft. Its Beverages division owns rights to manufacture, market, and distribute beverages to consumers. The company's Trading & Industrial division markets, retails, and distributes footwear, apparel, and accessories through its retail outlets; sells passenger cars, commercial vehicles, motorcycles, and scooters; operates a chain of bakery stores; packages and sells sugar products under the Taikoo Sugar brand; and offers waste management, business consultancy, and financial services. The company was founded in 1816 and is based in Central, Hong Kong. Swire Pacific Limited operates as a subsidiary of John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited

About Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta, Inc. engages in digital workplace, professional print, healthcare, and industrial businesses in Japan, China, other Asian countries, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It develops, manufactures, and sells multi-functional peripherals, digital printing systems, and related consumables, as well as offers IT and printing solutions and services. The company also provides diagnostic imaging systems, such as digital X-ray diagnostic imaging, diagnostic ultrasound systems, and other systems; digitalization, networking, solutions, and services in the medical field; genetic testing and drug discovery support services; and primary care services. In addition, it offers measuring instruments; functional film displays; organic light emitting diode lighting products; industrial inkjet printheads; lenses for industrial and professional use; and imaging IoT and visual solutions. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.