Financial Review: Hino Motors (OTCMKTS:HINOY) and Bridgestone (OTCMKTS:BRDCY)

Hino Motors (OTCMKTS:HINOY) and Bridgestone (OTCMKTS:BRDCY) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hino Motors and Bridgestone”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hino Motors	$11.15 billion	N/A	-$1.44 billion	$2.90	9.57
Bridgestone	$29.30 billion	1.09	$1.88 billion	$0.68	16.40

Bridgestone has higher revenue and earnings than Hino Motors. Hino Motors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgestone, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Hino Motors and Bridgestone’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hino Motors	1.56%	-4.31%	-0.78%
Bridgestone	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Hino Motors and Bridgestone, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hino Motors	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bridgestone	1	0	0	1	2.50

Volatility & Risk

Hino Motors has a beta of -0.23, indicating that its share price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgestone has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bridgestone beats Hino Motors on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hino Motors

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.

About Bridgestone

Bridgestone Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells tires and rubber products. The company offers tires and tire tubes for passenger cars, trucks, buses, construction and off-road mining vehicles, industrial and agricultural machinery, aircraft, motorcycles, scooters, and other vehicles; automotive parts; automotive maintenance and repair services; and raw materials for tires and other products. It also provides chemical products, such as belts, hoses, rubber crawlers/MT pads, resin piping systems, seismic isolation rubbers, bridge rubber bearings, and block type rubber covered chain type bridge fall prevention devices. In addition, the company offers golf balls, golf clubs, and other sporting goods; bicycles, bicycle-related goods, and others; and finance and other services. It has operations in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Russia, the Middle East, India, Africa, China, Asia, Oceania, Oceania, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1931 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.