Financial Analysis: Hino Motors (HINOY) & Its Competitors

Volatility & Risk

Hino Motors has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hino Motors’ peers have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hino Motors and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hino Motors	$10.40 billion	$557.05 million	3.15
Hino Motors Competitors	$53.31 billion	$1.13 billion	6.47

Hino Motors’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Hino Motors. Hino Motors 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 Hino Motors and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hino Motors	5.30%	27.33%	6.85%
Hino Motors Competitors	-1,373.77%	-126.67%	-10.52%

Summary

Hino Motors peers beat Hino Motors on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About Hino Motors

Hino Motors, Ltd. manufactures and sells large commercial vehicles under the Hino brand worldwide. It offers trucks and buses; and light commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles, as well as various engines, service parts, etc. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Hino, Japan. Hino Motors, Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation.