Mazda Motor (MZDAF) & Its Peers Critical Analysis

Institutional and Insider Ownership

19.4% of Mazda Motor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Mazda Motor pays an annual dividend of $3.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 53.1%. Mazda Motor pays out 1.2% 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 Mazda Motor and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mazda Motor	N/A	N/A	0.02
Mazda Motor Competitors	$53.51 billion	$1.13 billion	6.83

Mazda Motor’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Mazda Motor. Mazda Motor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Mazda Motor and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

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

Summary

Mazda Motor rivals beat Mazda Motor on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Mazda Motor

Mazda Motor Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Japan, China, North America, Europe, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Mazda Motor Corporation in May 1984. Mazda Motor Corporation was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan.