Reviewing Marubeni (OTCMKTS:MARUY) and Barloworld (OTCMKTS:BRRAY)

Marubeni (OTCMKTS:MARUY) and Barloworld (OTCMKTS:BRRAY) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Marubeni and Barloworld’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marubeni	7.04%	14.83%	6.16%
Barloworld	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Marubeni pays an annual dividend of $5.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Barloworld pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Marubeni pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Marubeni and Barloworld”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marubeni	$51.16 billion	1.05	$3.32 billion	$23.16	13.93
Barloworld	$2.09 billion	1.42	$79.96 million	N/A	N/A

Marubeni has higher revenue and earnings than Barloworld.

Risk & Volatility

Marubeni has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barloworld has a beta of -0.29, indicating that its stock price is 129% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Marubeni shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Marubeni and Barloworld, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marubeni	0	1	1	0	2.50
Barloworld	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Marubeni beats Barloworld on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Marubeni

Marubeni Corporation engages in various business activities. It manufactures, wholesales, and retails apparel, footwear, home furnishing and sport goods, industrial and textile materials, tire and rubber materials, and household and nursing care products; develops uranium, nuclear fuel cycle, iron ore, coking coal, copper mines, and related equipment and services; smelts and refines aluminum and magnesium; leases temporary steel construction materials; explores for, develops, and produces oil and gas; manages infrastructure funds; and develops and manages real estate. The company also offers insurance, technical, ICT, and logistic services; agri-inputs; fertilizer and crop protection product contracting services; crop protection product formulations; wood chips, biomass fuels, pulp and waste papers, paper, paperboards, sanitary, and building and construction materials; engineering, procurement, and construction services; and operation and maintenance services. It trades in fertilizers, dairy, agricultural, and marine products; sugar, processed food, beverages raw materials, and commercial use food materials; grains, oilseeds, feed ingredients, compound feeds, fresh and processed meat, petrochemicals, plastics, salts, chlor-alkalis, life science products, electronic materials, fertilizer materials, and inorganic mineral resources and chemicals; steelmaking raw materials, ferroalloys, nonferrous metals, and steel products; cement and ingots related materials; and petroleum and LPG. The company engages in infrastructure; water; automotive finance; power generation; power service and retail; natural gas; hydrogen; and fuel ammonia businesses. It owns, purchases, operates, leases, sells, and charters aerospace and ship products; leases refrigerated trailers, commercial vehicles, and freight cars; and sells, trades in, leases, finances, and services construction and industrial machinery, and mobility products. The company was founded in 1858 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

About Barloworld

Barloworld Limited operates as an industrial processing, distribution, and services company in Southern Africa, Australia, Russia, and Mongolia. The company operates through Equipment Southern Africa, Automotive, Ingrain, Equipment Eurasia, and Other segments. The company offers industrial equipment and services comprising of earthmoving equipment, industrial services, and power systems that enable various mining, construction, and power solutions. It also manufactures various products, which includes food, beverages, paper, pharmaceuticals, building material and adhesives, and others. In addition, the company offers starch, glucose, and other products; and salvage management and disposal services. It serves mining, construction, energy, and transportation sectors. The company was founded in 1902 and is based in Sandton, South Africa.