Head-To-Head Analysis: Mastercraft Boat (MCFT) vs. The Competition

Mastercraft Boat (NASDAQ:MCFT) is one of 34 publicly-traded companies in the “LEISURE&REC PRD” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Mastercraft Boat to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mastercraft Boat and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mastercraft Boat	$366.59 million	$7.80 million	-46.59
Mastercraft Boat Competitors	$1.54 billion	-$21.09 million	-1.40

Mastercraft Boat’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Mastercraft Boat. Mastercraft Boat 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 Mastercraft Boat and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mastercraft Boat	-2.46%	3.34%	2.11%
Mastercraft Boat Competitors	-41.61%	-78.91%	-10.65%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.6% of Mastercraft Boat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.2% of shares of all “LEISURE&REC PRD” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Mastercraft Boat shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.5% of shares of all “LEISURE&REC PRD” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Mastercraft Boat has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mastercraft Boat’s peers have a beta of 1.27, suggesting that their average share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Mastercraft Boat and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mastercraft Boat	0	5	2	0	2.29
Mastercraft Boat Competitors	119	996	1899	58	2.62

Mastercraft Boat presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.07%. As a group, “LEISURE&REC PRD” companies have a potential upside of 59.69%. Given Mastercraft Boat’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mastercraft Boat has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Mastercraft Boat peers beat Mastercraft Boat on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Mastercraft Boat Company Profile

MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets recreational powerboats. It operates through MasterCraft, Crest, and Aviara segments. The MasterCraft segment produces premium recreational performance sport boats primarily used for water skiing, wakeboarding, wake surfing, and general recreational boating. Crest segment provides pontoon boats for use in general recreational boating. The Aviara segment produces luxury day boats for use in general recreational boating. The company also offers ski/wake, outboard, and sterndrive boats, as well as various accessories, including trailers and aftermarket parts. It sells its boats under the MasterCraft, Crest, and Aviara brands through a network of independent dealers in North America and internationally. The company was formerly known as MCBC Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. in November 2018. MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Vonore, Tennessee.