Head to Head Comparison: E Automotive (OTCMKTS:EICCF) & America’s Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT)

E Automotive (OTCMKTS:EICCF) and America’s Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares E Automotive and America’s Car-Mart’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
E Automotive	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
America’s Car-Mart	$1.41 billion	0.53	$20.43 million	$3.03	37.47

America’s Car-Mart has higher revenue and earnings than E Automotive.

Profitability

This table compares E Automotive and America’s Car-Mart’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
E Automotive	N/A	N/A	N/A
America’s Car-Mart	1.42%	4.06%	1.49%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for E Automotive and America’s Car-Mart, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
E Automotive	0	1	1	0	2.50
America’s Car-Mart	0	0	1	0	3.00

E Automotive currently has a consensus target price of C$4.50, indicating a potential upside of ∞. America’s Car-Mart has a consensus target price of $135.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.91%. Given E Automotive’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe E Automotive is more favorable than America’s Car-Mart.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.1% of America’s Car-Mart shares are held by institutional investors. 14.1% of America’s Car-Mart shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

America’s Car-Mart beats E Automotive on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About E Automotive

E Automotive Inc. operates EDealer and EBlock digital auction platforms for automotive and retail customers in Canada and the United States. It also develops, markets, and distributes digital retailing solutions for the automotive industry, as well as inventory merchandising and marketing software. The company was formerly known as eSquared Holdings Inc. and changed its name to E Automotive Inc. in December 2019. E Automotive Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About America’s Car-Mart

America's Car-Mart, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. It primarily sells older model used vehicles and provides financing for its customers. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Rogers, Arkansas.