Financial Review: Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:KOF) & Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (FMX)

Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: KOF) and Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:FMX) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitabiliy.

Profitability

This table compares Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. and Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V.	7.09%	10.87%	5.14%
Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V.	5.26%	8.42%	4.44%

Dividends

Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. pays out 49.1% 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. and Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V., as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V.	0	2	3	0	2.60
Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V.	0	1	4	0	2.80

Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. currently has a consensus price target of $98.33, suggesting a potential upside of 19.45%. Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. has a consensus price target of $102.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.04%. Given Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V.’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. is more favorable than Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V..

Institutional and Insider Ownership

7.0% of Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.9% of Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. and Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V.’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	EBITDA	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V.	$11.48 billion	0.38	$1.99 billion	$3.41	24.14
Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V.	$25.35 billion	0.84	$3.09 billion	$2.69	36.80

Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. has higher revenue and earnings than Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V.. Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. Company Profile

Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. is a franchise bottler of Coca-Cola trademark beverages across the world. The Company and its subsidiaries are engaged in the production, distribution and marketing of certain Coca-Cola beverages. It is also engaged in acquiring, holding and transferring all types of bonds, shares and marketable securities. The Company’s segments include Mexico and Central America division, which comprises Mexico (including corporate operations), Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama; the South America division, which consists of Brazil, Argentina and Colombia; Venezuela, which operates in an economy with exchange control and hyper-inflation, and the Asian division, which consists of the Company’s equity method investment in Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, Inc. The Coca-Cola trademark beverages include sparkling beverages (colas and flavored sparkling beverages), waters and still beverages (including juice drinks, coffee, teas, milk, dairy and isotonic drinks).

Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. Company Profile

Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (FEMSA) is a holding company. The Company’s segments are Coca-Cola FEMSA, FEMSA Comercio-Retail Division and FEMSA Comercio-Fuel Division. The Company conducts its operations through holding companies, such as Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. and subsidiaries (Coca-Cola FEMSA), which produces, distributes and sells beverages; FEMSA Comercio, S.A. de C.V. and subsidiaries (FEMSA Comercio), which consists of a Retail Division operating various small-format chain stores, and CB Equity LLP, which holds its equity investment in Heineken N.V., and Heineken Holding N.V. The Company’s Coca-Cola FEMSA produces, markets, sells and distributes Coca-Cola trademark beverages through standard bottler agreements in certain territories in the countries, in which it operates. Coca-Cola FEMSA also sells bottled water products. FEMSA participates in the retail sector primarily through FEMSA Comercio.