Head to Head Review: Mazda Motor (MZDAF) vs. Its Peers

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mazda Motor and its peers gross 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	$382.34 billion	$1.13 billion	6.66

Mazda Motor’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Mazda Motor. Mazda Motor 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.

Profitability

This table compares Mazda Motor and its peers’ 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	-1,373.77%	-126.67%	-10.52%

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 109.4% and pay out 7.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional and 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

Mazda Motor Company Profile

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.