How Does Edgewell Personal Care Compare to Its Peers?

In-Depth: Edgewell’s Revenue and Income Fell in Fiscal 4Q15

(Continued from Prior Part)

Edgewell Personal Care and its peers

In this article, we’ll compare Edgewell Personal Care (EPC-2) to its peers. The PS (price-to-sales) ratios of Edgewell, Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Estée Lauder (EL), and Coty (COTY) are 1.1x, 2.4x, 2.8x, and 2.3x, respectively.

The PBV (price-to-book value) ratios of Edgewell, Estée Lauder, and Coty are 2.0x, 8.8x, and 11.8x, respectively.

Thus, the peers have outperformed Edgewell Personal Care based on PS and PBV.

ETFs that invest in Edgewell Personal Care

The PowerShares S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF (XMLV) invests 1.1% of its holdings in Edgewell.

The First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX ETF (FXG) invests 0.85% of its holdings in Edgewell. The ETF tracks an index of large-cap and mid-cap US consumer staples stocks.

The PowerShares Russell Midcap Equal Weight ETF (EQWM) invests 0.76% of its holdings in Edgewell. The ETF tracks the Russell Midcap Equal Weight Index.

Comparing Edgewell Personal Care and its ETFs

Now let’s take a look at Edgewell and the ETFs that invest in it:

• The year-to-date price movements of Edgewell, XMLV, FXG, and EQWM are -22.6%, 4.3%, 0.21%, and -6.2%, respectively.

• The PBV ratios of Edgewell, XMLV, FXG, and EQWM are 2.0x, 2.2x, 3.2x, and 2.0x, respectively.

Thus, ETFs have outperformed Edgewell Personal Care based on price movement and PBV.

Browse this series on Market Realist:

• Part 1 - Why Did Edgewell Personal Care’s Income Fall in Fiscal 4Q15?