Financial Survey: Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) vs. Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI)

Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) and Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.4% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Malibu Boats and Kandi Technologies Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Malibu Boats	1.84%	4.93%	3.42%
Kandi Technologies Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Malibu Boats and Kandi Technologies Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Malibu Boats	1	6	1	0	2.00
Kandi Technologies Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Malibu Boats currently has a consensus target price of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.56%. Given Malibu Boats’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Malibu Boats is more favorable than Kandi Technologies Group.

Volatility & Risk

Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kandi Technologies Group has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Malibu Boats and Kandi Technologies Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Malibu Boats	$807.56 million	0.77	$14.88 million	$0.77	41.91
Kandi Technologies Group	$127.57 million	0.82	-$50.50 million	($0.58)	-2.10

Malibu Boats has higher revenue and earnings than Kandi Technologies Group. Kandi Technologies Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Malibu Boats, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Malibu Boats beats Kandi Technologies Group on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Malibu Boats

Malibu Boats, Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and sells a range of recreational powerboats. It operates through three segments: Malibu, Saltwater Fishing, and Cobalt. The company provides performance sport boats, and sterndrive and outboard boats under the Malibu, Axis, Pursuit, Maverick, Cobia, Pathfinder, Hewes, and Cobalt brands. Its products are used for a range of recreational boating activities, including water sports, such as water skiing, wakeboarding, and wake surfing; and general recreational boating and fishing. The company sells its products through independent dealers in North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, South America, South Africa, and Australia/New Zealand. Malibu Boats, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in Loudon, Tennessee.

About Kandi Technologies Group

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. engages in designing, developing, manufacturing, and commercializing electric vehicle (EV) products and parts in the People's Republic of China and the United States. It offers also off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles, go-karts, electric scooters, and electric self-balancing scooters, as well as related parts; and battery packs and smart battery swap system. The company was formerly known as Kandi Technologies, Corp. and changed its name to Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. in December 2012. Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Jinhua, the People's Republic of China.