Isuzu Motors (ISUZF) versus Its Peers Head-To-Head Review

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Isuzu Motors	N/A	N/A	0.12
Isuzu Motors Competitors	$1,483.13 billion	$1.13 billion	6.52

Isuzu Motors’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Isuzu Motors. Isuzu 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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

14.5% of Isuzu Motors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.8% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.2% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Isuzu Motors pays an annual dividend of $15.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 95.0%. Isuzu Motors pays out 11.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Automobiles” companies pay a dividend yield of 148.8% and pay out 7.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Isuzu Motors lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Isuzu Motors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Isuzu Motors Competitors	-1,522.64%	-126.73%	-11.64%

Summary

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

About Isuzu Motors

Isuzu Motors Limited manufactures and sells commercial vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and diesel engines and components worldwide. Its products include heavy and medium duty trucks and buses, and light-duty trucks; passenger pickup vehicles, pickup trucks, and SUVs; and marine and industrial engines. The company also supplies diesel engines to manufacturers in various fields, including construction machinery, agricultural equipment, power generators, and commercial vessels. In addition, it provides after-sales services; repair services of commercial vehicles and buses; and commercial vehicle leasing, and maintenance contract services. Further, the company manufactures automobile parts and engines. Additionally, it engages in the import, wholesale, supply, and export of vehicles, and components and parts; and logistics management activities, as well as import, assembly, and wholesale of pickup trucks and derivatives. The company was formerly known as Diesel Automobile Industry Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Isuzu Motors Limited in July 1949. Isuzu Motors Limited was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Yokohama-shi, Japan.