Financial Contrast: ECD Automotive Design (NASDAQ:ECDA) versus Mazda Motor (OTCMKTS:MZDAY)

ECD Automotive Design (NASDAQ:ECDA) and Mazda Motor (OTCMKTS:MZDAY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ECD Automotive Design	-33.06%	N/A	-52.37%
Mazda Motor	2.06%	9.13%	3.96%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.8% of ECD Automotive Design shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of ECD Automotive Design shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

ECD Automotive Design has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mazda Motor has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for ECD Automotive Design and Mazda Motor, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ECD Automotive Design	1	0	0	0	1.00
Mazda Motor	0	2	1	1	2.75

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ECD Automotive Design and Mazda Motor”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ECD Automotive Design	$24.50 million	0.00	-$10.77 million	($53.00)	-0.00
Mazda Motor	$32.67 billion	0.14	$231.57 million	$0.54	6.61

Mazda Motor has higher revenue and earnings than ECD Automotive Design. ECD Automotive Design is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mazda Motor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Mazda Motor beats ECD Automotive Design on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ECD Automotive Design

ECD Automotive Design, Inc. engages in the production and sale of customized Land Rover vehicles in the United States. The company also provides repair or upgrade services and extended warranties to customers. It restores various vehicles, including Land Rovers Defenders, Land Rover Series IIA and III, the Range Rover Classic, and Jaguar E-Type. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Kissimmee, Florida.

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.