Hino Motors (OTCMKTS:HINOY) & Cenntro (NASDAQ:CENN) Head-To-Head Contrast

Cenntro (NASDAQ:CENN) and Hino Motors (OTCMKTS:HINOY) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Cenntro and Hino Motors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenntro	1	0	0	0	1.00
Hino Motors	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cenntro	-415.39%	-115.54%	-70.23%
Hino Motors	5.30%	27.33%	6.85%

Volatility & Risk

Cenntro has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hino Motors has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cenntro and Hino Motors”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cenntro	$18.08 million	0.28	-$72.98 million	($23.12)	-0.15
Hino Motors	$10.40 billion	0.16	$557.05 million	$9.48	3.15

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

Summary

Hino Motors beats Cenntro on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cenntro

Cenntro Inc. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of electric light and medium-duty commercial vehicles in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Its purpose-built electric commercial vehicles are designed to serve various fleet and municipal organizations in support of city services, last-mile delivery, and other commercial applications. The company sells its products under the Metro, Logistar, Logimax, Avantier, Teemak, and Antric One names. Cenntro Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Freehold, New Jersey.

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.