Financial Contrast: Mazda Motor (OTCMKTS:MZDAY) and Jiuzi (NASDAQ:JZXN)

Mazda Motor (OTCMKTS:MZDAY) and Jiuzi (NASDAQ:JZXN) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Mazda Motor and Jiuzi, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mazda Motor	1	1	1	0	2.00
Jiuzi	0	0	0	0	0.00

Risk and Volatility

Mazda Motor has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jiuzi has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.6% of Jiuzi shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.6% of Jiuzi shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mazda Motor and Jiuzi”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mazda Motor	$32.96 billion	0.14	$752.92 million	$0.10	36.70
Jiuzi	$1.40 million	8.10	-$59.13 million	N/A	N/A

Mazda Motor has higher revenue and earnings than Jiuzi.

Profitability

This table compares Mazda Motor and Jiuzi’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mazda Motor	0.39%	3.36%	1.51%
Jiuzi	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Mazda Motor beats Jiuzi on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Jiuzi

Jiuzi Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, Zhejiang Jiuzi New Energy Vehicles Co., Ltd., franchises and operates retail stores under the Jiuzi brand that sell new energy vehicles, plug-in electric vehicles, and related components and parts in the People’s Republic of China. It provides corporate investment consulting services. The company also engages in new energy vehicle retail, new energy vehicle component sales, new energy vehicle battery sales, vehicle audio equipment and electronics sales, vehicle ornament sales, technology service and development, marketing planning, vehicle rentals, etc. In addition, it is involved in the research and development of automotive components and part and technical service; sales of electrical accessories for new energy vehicles; sales of charging/battery swap infrastructure for new energy vehicles; sales of electricity chargers, and sales of automotive spare parts and accessories, as well as in the management services of supply chain, automobiles sales, and whole vehicle sales of new energy cars. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China.