Critical Comparison: Hino Motors (HINOY) & The Competition

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hino Motors and its peers gross 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	$1,483.29 billion	$1.13 billion	6.52

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.

Risk & Volatility

Hino Motors has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hino Motors’ peers have a beta of 0.96, indicating that their average stock price is 4% 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	-1,371.63%	-126.49%	-10.52%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.2% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.