Analyzing Mazda Motor (MZDAF) and The Competition

Profitability

This table compares Mazda Motor and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mazda Motor	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mazda Motor Competitors	-1,522.44%	-125.00%	-11.47%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

19.4% of Mazda Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mazda Motor and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mazda Motor	N/A	N/A	0.02
Mazda Motor Competitors	$1,483.33 billion	$1.13 billion	6.66

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

Dividends

Mazda Motor pays an annual dividend of $3.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 54.8%. Mazda Motor pays out 1.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Automobiles” companies pay a dividend yield of 147.6% and pay out 7.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Mazda Motor competitors beat Mazda Motor on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Mazda Motor

Mazda Motor Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Japan, China, North America, Europe, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Mazda Motor Corporation in May 1984. Mazda Motor Corporation was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan.