Supremex (SXP) Competitors

Supremex (TSE:SXP) and Richards Packaging Income Fund (TSE:RPI.UN) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SXP or RPI.UN?

Richards Packaging Income Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Supremex. Supremex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Richards Packaging Income Fund, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Supremex	C$286.06M	0.32	-C$16.94M	-C$0.68	-5.47
Richards Packaging Income Fund	C$415.52M	0.70	C$38.48M	C$3.27	8.17

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SXP or RPI.UN?

Supremex received 59 more outperform votes than Richards Packaging Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.53% of users gave Supremex an outperform vote while only 63.33% of users gave Richards Packaging Income Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Supremex	Outperform Votes 135 68.53%	Underperform Votes 62 31.47%
Richards Packaging Income Fund	Outperform Votes 76 63.33%	Underperform Votes 44 36.67%

Does the media prefer SXP or RPI.UN?

In the previous week, Supremex had 1 more articles in the media than Richards Packaging Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Supremex and 1 mentions for Richards Packaging Income Fund. Supremex's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Richards Packaging Income Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Supremex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Richards Packaging Income Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, SXP or RPI.UN?

Supremex has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Richards Packaging Income Fund has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SXP or RPI.UN more profitable?

Richards Packaging Income Fund has a net margin of 9.26% compared to Supremex's net margin of -5.92%. Richards Packaging Income Fund's return on equity of 21.32% beat Supremex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Supremex	-5.92%	-13.05%	4.61%
Richards Packaging Income Fund	9.26%	21.32%	10.78%

Is SXP or RPI.UN a better dividend stock?

Supremex pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Richards Packaging Income Fund pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Supremex pays out -23.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Richards Packaging Income Fund pays out 40.4% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SXP or RPI.UN?

3.1% of Supremex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Richards Packaging Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.6% of Supremex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.8% of Richards Packaging Income Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Richards Packaging Income Fund beats Supremex on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.