Financial Comparison: Beach Energy (OTCMKTS:BCHEY) and Outokumpu Oyj (OTCMKTS:OUTKY)

Outokumpu Oyj (OTCMKTS:OUTKY) and Beach Energy (OTCMKTS:BCHEY) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Outokumpu Oyj and Beach Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Outokumpu Oyj	$6.43 billion	0.25	-$43.29 million	($0.05)	-35.60
Beach Energy	$1.18 billion	1.60	-$311.70 million	N/A	N/A

Outokumpu Oyj has higher revenue and earnings than Beach Energy.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Outokumpu Oyj and Beach Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Outokumpu Oyj	1	0	0	0	1.00
Beach Energy	1	0	0	1	2.50

Risk and Volatility

Outokumpu Oyj has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beach Energy has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Outokumpu Oyj pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Beach Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Outokumpu Oyj pays out -100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Outokumpu Oyj and Beach Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Outokumpu Oyj	-0.66%	-1.06%	-0.65%
Beach Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Beach Energy beats Outokumpu Oyj on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Outokumpu Oyj

Outokumpu Oyj produces and sells various stainless steel products in Finland, other European countries, North America, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Europe, Americas, and Ferrochrome. It offers cold rolled coils, strips, and sheets; hot rolled coils, strips, and plates; quarto plates; precision strips; and specialized components, such as welded stainless-steel I-beams, H-beams, hollow-section tubes, bent profiles, structural sections, hardened and customized press plates, suction roll shells, and blancs and disks. The company also provides stainless steel powder which includes Supra 316L, Dura 17-4PH, Ultra 904L, Therma 253MA, Dura 4116, and Ni-free austenitic stainless steel powder; and nickel-based alloys. Its products are used in various applications, including commercial kitchen, cooking, food industry, and home appliances; automotive and transportation; building and infrastructure; energy; marine; and heavy industries. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

About Beach Energy

Beach Energy Limited operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company. It engages in the operated and non-operated, onshore and offshore, and oil and gas production in five producing basins across Australia and New Zealand. The company also explores, develops, produces, and transports hydrocarbons; and sells gas and liquid hydrocarbons. The company was formerly known as Beach Petroleum Limited and changed its name to Beach Energy Limited in December 2009. The company was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Adelaide, Australia.