Reviewing Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) & Bollinger Industries (OTCMKTS:BOLL)

Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) and Bollinger Industries (OTCMKTS:BOLL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Malibu Boats and Bollinger Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Malibu Boats	-1.19%	1.66%	1.16%
Bollinger Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

91.4% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 60.6% of Bollinger Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bollinger Industries has a beta of -0.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Malibu Boats and Bollinger Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Malibu Boats	0	6	1	0	2.14
Bollinger Industries	0	0	0	0	0.00

Malibu Boats presently has a consensus target price of $36.17, suggesting a potential upside of 14.38%. Given Malibu Boats’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Malibu Boats is more favorable than Bollinger Industries.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Malibu Boats and Bollinger Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Malibu Boats	$829.03 million	0.73	-$55.91 million	($0.41)	-77.12
Bollinger Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Bollinger Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Malibu Boats.

Summary

Malibu Boats beats Bollinger Industries on 8 of the 10 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 Bollinger Industries

Bollinger Industries, Inc. operates as a consumer products company in the United States and internationally. It offers flashlights and other lighting solutions under the NEBO brand name; pocketknives, pocket tools, and everyday carry gadgets under the TRUE brand name; pest defense products under the Skeeter Hawk brand; lights, lasers, and optics under the iPROTEC name; personal heating products under the THAW brand name; and power banks under the HALO brand name. The company offers products through retail stores and online shopping sites, as well as through its own website. Bollinger Industries, Inc. was founded in 1974 and is based in Roanoke, Texas.