Financial Review: Proliance International (OTCMKTS:PLNTQ) & Ferrari (NYSE:RACE)

Proliance International (OTCMKTS:PLNTQ) and Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Proliance International and Ferrari’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Proliance International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ferrari	22.22%	42.13%	16.52%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Proliance International and Ferrari, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Proliance International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ferrari	0	5	8	3	2.88

Ferrari has a consensus target price of $469.06, suggesting a potential upside of 42.33%. Given Ferrari’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ferrari is more favorable than Proliance International.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Proliance International and Ferrari”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Proliance International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ferrari	$8.08 billion	9.54	$1.81 billion	$10.42	31.63

Ferrari has higher revenue and earnings than Proliance International.

Summary

Ferrari beats Proliance International on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Proliance International

Proliance International, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets heat exchange products and temperature control parts for the automotive and light truck aftermarket, as well as heat exchange products. The company’s heat exchange products include radiators, heater cores, heaters, radiator cores, and condensers; and temperature control parts comprise condensers, compressors, accumulators/driers, and evaporators. It also offers air conditioning parts and supplies, such as hose and tube assemblies, expansion valves, blowers, and fan clutches. In addition, the company provides charge air coolers, oil coolers, marine coolers, and other specialty heat exchangers for heavy-duty trucks, buses, specialty equipment, and industrial and marine applications, such as agricultural, construction and military vehicles, oil rigs, stationary power generation equipment, and inland sea-going vessels. Its customers include national retailers of aftermarket automotive products, warehouse distributors, radiator shops, hard parts jobbers, and other manufacturers. The company offers its products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Central America. Proliance International, Inc. was formerly known as Transpro, Inc. and changed its name to Proliance International, Inc. in July 2005. The company was founded in 1915 and is based in New Haven, Connecticut.

About Ferrari

Ferrari N.V., through its subsidiaries, engages in design, engineering, production, and sale of luxury performance sports cars worldwide. The company offers range, special series, Icona, and supercars; limited edition supercars and one-off cars; and track cars. It also provides racing cars, and spare parts and engines, as well as after sales, repair, maintenance, and restoration services for cars; and licenses its Ferrari brand to various producers and retailers of luxury and lifestyle goods. In addition, the company operates Ferrari museums in Modena and Maranello; Il Cavallino restaurant in Maranello; and theme parks in Abu Dhabi and Spain. Further, it provides direct or indirect finance and leasing services to retail clients and dealers; manages racetracks; develops and sells a range of apparel and accessories; and operates franchised and owned Ferrari stores. The company also sells its products through a network of authorized dealers operating points of sale, as well as through its website. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Maranello, Italy.