Mitchells & Butlers (OTCMKTS:MBPFF) & BT Brands (NASDAQ:BTBD) Head to Head Survey

BT Brands (NASDAQ:BTBD) and Mitchells & Butlers (OTCMKTS:MBPFF) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BT Brands and Mitchells & Butlers’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BT Brands	$14.20 million	0.59	-$890,000.00	($0.21)	-6.43
Mitchells & Butlers	$3.07 billion	0.75	-$4.91 million	N/A	N/A

BT Brands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mitchells & Butlers.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.4% of BT Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 18.0% of BT Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for BT Brands and Mitchells & Butlers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BT Brands	0	0	0	0	N/A
Mitchells & Butlers	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares BT Brands and Mitchells & Butlers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BT Brands	-9.13%	-13.91%	-8.83%
Mitchells & Butlers	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

BT Brands has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitchells & Butlers has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mitchells & Butlers beats BT Brands on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BT Brands

BT Brands, Inc. owns and operates fast-food restaurants in the north central region of United States. The company operates Burger Time restaurants located in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota; and a Dairy Queen franchise in Ham Lake, Minnesota. Its Burger Time restaurants provide various burgers and other food products, such as chicken sandwiches, pulled pork sandwiches, chicken chunks, side dishes, and soft drinks; and Dairy Queen restaurant offers burgers, chicken, sides, ice cream and other desserts, and various beverages. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in West Fargo, North Dakota.

About Mitchells & Butlers

Mitchells & Butlers plc engages in the management of pubs, bars, and restaurants in the United Kingdom and Germany. The company operates its pubs and restaurants under the Alex, All Bar One, Browns, Castle, EGO, Ember Inns, Harvester, High Street, Innkeeper's Lodge, Miller & Carter, Nicholson's, O'Neill's, Premium Country Pubs, Sizzling Pubs, Suburban, Stonehouse Pizza & Carvery, Toby Carvery, and Vintage Inns brands and formats. It also engages in the leisure retailing; property leasing, property management, and development; and financing activities, as well as operates as a healthcare trustee. In addition, the company owns various trademarks. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.