Critical Review: Jiuzi (NASDAQ:JZXN) & Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY)

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Subaru shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Jiuzi shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.5% of Jiuzi shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Subaru and Jiuzi, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Subaru	1	0	1	0	2.00
Jiuzi	1	0	0	0	1.00

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Subaru	$30.77 billion	0.53	$2.23 billion	$1.22	9.14
Jiuzi	$97,465.00	97.92	-$59.13 million	N/A	N/A

Subaru has higher revenue and earnings than Jiuzi.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Subaru	6.40%	11.48%	6.16%
Jiuzi	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Subaru has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jiuzi has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

About Subaru

Subaru Corporation manufactures and sells automobiles and aerospace products in Japan, rest of Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Automotive, Aerospace, and Others. The company manufactures, sells, and repairs passenger cars and their components, aircrafts, aerospace-related machinery, and related components; and rents and manages real estate properties. It is also involved in the shipping, land freight, and warehousing of vehicles; leasing and rental of vehicles; credit and financing of vehicles; inspection, service, and maintenance of aircrafts; and IT system development and operation services. The company was formerly known as Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and changed its name to Subaru Corporation in April 2017. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo, 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.