Mitsubishi Motors (MMTOF) and Its Competitors Financial Survey

Mitsubishi Motors (OTCMKTS:MMTOF) is one of 119 public companies in the “Automobiles” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Mitsubishi Motors to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.

Dividends

Mitsubishi Motors pays an annual dividend of $17.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 861.6%. Mitsubishi Motors pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Automobiles” companies pay a dividend yield of 147.7% and pay out 7.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mitsubishi Motors and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mitsubishi Motors	N/A	N/A	0.01
Mitsubishi Motors Competitors	$1,479.65 billion	$1.13 billion	6.83

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mitsubishi Motors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mitsubishi Motors Competitors	-1,522.64%	-127.01%	-11.73%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

9.8% of Mitsubishi Motors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.6% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Mitsubishi Motors and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mitsubishi Motors	1	0	0	0	1.00
Mitsubishi Motors Competitors	2043	5039	6309	188	2.34

As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 67.85%. Given Mitsubishi Motors’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mitsubishi Motors has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Mitsubishi Motors peers beat Mitsubishi Motors on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Mitsubishi Motors Company Profile

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, production, and sale of passenger vehicles, and its parts and components in Japan, Europe, North America, Oceania, the rest of Asia, and internationally. Its products include EVs/PHEVs, SUVs, pickup trucks, MPVs, and cars under the Mitsubishi brand. It is also involved in automobile transport and maintenance activities; auto sales financing, leasing, rental, and sale; investigation, testing, and research related to automobiles; and manufacturing of automobile engines and transmissions, and press parts. The company was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.