Head-To-Head Comparison: BYD (OTCMKTS:BYDDF) versus Jiuzi (NASDAQ:JZXN)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Jiuzi and BYD, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jiuzi	1	0	0	0	1.00
BYD	0	0	1	0	3.00

BYD has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 510.63%. Given BYD’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BYD is more favorable than Jiuzi.

Risk and Volatility

Jiuzi has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BYD has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Jiuzi and BYD”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jiuzi	$1.40 million	3.30	-$59.13 million	N/A	N/A
BYD	$108.10 billion	N/A	$5.60 billion	$0.71	19.61

BYD has higher revenue and earnings than Jiuzi.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jiuzi	N/A	N/A	N/A
BYD	5.71%	22.70%	5.86%

Institutional & Insider 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

BYD beats Jiuzi on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About BYD

BYD Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in automobiles and batteries business in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and internationally. The company operates in two segments: Mobile Handset Components, Assembly Service and Other Products; and Automobiles and Related Products and Other Products. The Mobile Handset Components, Assembly Service and Other Products segment manufactures and sells mobile handset components, such as housings and electronic components; and offers assembly services. The Automobiles and Related Products and Other Products segment is involved in the manufacturing and sale of automobiles, and auto-related molds and components; rail transport and related business; and provision of automobile leasing and after sales services, automobile power batteries, lithium-ion batteries, photovoltaic, and iron battery products. The company develops urban rail transportation business. BYD Company Limited was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.