Dollarama (OTCMKTS:DLMAF – Get Free Report) is one of 142 publicly-traded companies in the “Broadline Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Dollarama to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.

Dollarama pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Dollarama pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Broadline Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 31.7% and pay out 12.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Dollarama lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

44.4% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 24.0% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Dollarama and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

As a group, “Broadline Retail” companies have a potential upside of 13.98%. Given Dollarama’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dollarama has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

This table compares Dollarama and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

This table compares Dollarama and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Dollarama’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Dollarama. Dollarama is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dollarama peers beat Dollarama on 8 of the 14 factors compared.

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Dollarama Inc. operates a chain of dollar stores in Canada. Its stores offer general merchandise, consumables, and seasonal products. It also sells its products through online store. The company was formerly known as Dollarama Capital Corporation and changed its name to Dollarama Inc. in September 2009. Dollarama Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Mount Royal, Canada.

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