National Beverage Corp. vs Nomura Holdings Inc — how do they compare? National Beverage Corp. trades at $30.9 (market cap $2.89B), while Nomura Holdings Inc trades at $9.86 (market cap $28.46B). The key difference: Nomura Holdings Inc is far larger — about 9.8× National Beverage Corp.'s market cap, and Nomura Holdings Inc pays a 3.31% dividend while National Beverage Corp. pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| FIZZ | NMR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $2.89B | $28.46B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Financials |
52-Week High | $46.75 | $10.04 |
52-Week Low | $30.53 | $6.73 |
Enterprise Value | $2.60B | — |
Dividend Yield | — | 3.31% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
National Beverage Corp is one of the top 10 non-alcoholic beverage companies in the U.S. Its portfolio skews toward functional drinks (that is those purporting to offer health benefits) and is anchored by the popular LaCroix sparkling water trademark. Other offerings include Rip It energy drinks, Everfresh juices, and soda brands like Shasta and Faygo. The firm controls most of its production and distribution apparatus, with very little outsourcing. In terms of go-to-market, it uses warehouse distribution for big-box retailers, direct-store-delivery for convenience stores and other small outlets, and food-service distributors for the food-service channel (schools, hospitals, restaurants). It is controlled by chairman and CEO Nick Caporella, who owns over 73% of the common stock.
Read more on FIZZ →Nomura is Japan's largest broker, about twice the size of rival Daiwa Securities and roughly three times the size of the securities units of the three megabanks. It is also the largest asset-management company in Japan, with a similar size differential compared with its rivals. Despite its topnotch brand name in retail broking and asset management in Japan, Nomura has struggled to compete effectively in the institutional securities business against larger global rivals. In 2008, Nomura bought European and Asian assets of the failed Lehman Brothers, which led to a sharply higher cost base but did not provide commensurate revenue. Nomura has reduced the scale of these businesses but maintains its ambition to compete globally with the top players.
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