Critical Contrast: Hino Motors (HINOY) versus Its Peers

Risk and Volatility

Hino Motors has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hino Motors’ peers have a beta of 0.95, suggesting that their average stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Hino Motors and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hino Motors	5.30%	27.33%	6.85%
Hino Motors Competitors	-1,371.58%	-125.36%	-10.43%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hino Motors and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hino Motors	$10.40 billion	$557.05 million	3.15
Hino Motors Competitors	$53.39 billion	$1.13 billion	5.32

Hino Motors’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Hino Motors. Hino Motors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Hino Motors peers beat Hino Motors on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

Hino Motors Company Profile

Hino Motors, Ltd. manufactures and sells large commercial vehicles under the Hino brand worldwide. It offers trucks and buses; and light commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles, as well as various engines, service parts, etc. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Hino, Japan. Hino Motors, Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation.