Financial Comparison: Agricultural Bank of China (OTCMKTS:ACGBY) and Suzuki Motor (OTCMKTS:SZKMY)

Suzuki Motor (OTCMKTS:SZKMY) and Agricultural Bank of China (OTCMKTS:ACGBY) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Suzuki Motor pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Agricultural Bank of China pays an annual dividend of $0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Suzuki Motor pays out 18.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Suzuki Motor and Agricultural Bank of China, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suzuki Motor	0	0	0	0	N/A
Agricultural Bank of China	0	0	0	0	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Suzuki Motor shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Suzuki Motor and Agricultural Bank of China’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suzuki Motor	4.62%	8.65%	4.92%
Agricultural Bank of China	19.55%	9.68%	0.71%

Risk & Volatility

Suzuki Motor has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agricultural Bank of China has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Suzuki Motor and Agricultural Bank of China”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Suzuki Motor	$37.23 billion	0.57	$1.85 billion	$3.45	12.50
Agricultural Bank of China	$190.65 billion	0.82	$38.11 billion	N/A	N/A

Agricultural Bank of China has higher revenue and earnings than Suzuki Motor.

Summary

Agricultural Bank of China beats Suzuki Motor on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Suzuki Motor

Suzuki Motor Corporation engages in the manufacturing and marketing of automobiles, motorcycles, and marine products in Japan, rest of Asia, Europe, North America, and internationally. It offers mini-vehicles, sub-compact vehicles, standard-sized vehicles, outboard motors, motorized wheelchairs, and electro senior vehicles. The company is also involved in solar power generation and logistics business, as well as provides other services. Suzuki Motor Corporation was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan.

About Agricultural Bank of China

Agricultural Bank of China Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides banking products and services. The company operates through Corporate Banking, Personal Banking, and Treasury Operations segments. It offers demand, personal call, foreign currency call, time or demand optional, foreign exchange call, foreign exchange time, savings, agreed term, and negotiated deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit; and loans, including housing, consumer, business, fixed asset, working capital, real estate, and entrusted syndicated loans, as well as trade finances, guarantees and commitments, and loans with custody of export rebates accounts. The company provides credit card, debit card, payment and settlement, private banking, cash management, investment banking, custody, financial market, and financial institution services, as well as trading and wealth management services; and personal fund collection and automatic transfer services. In addition, it offers agro-related personal and corporate banking products and services; telephone, mobile, self-service, television, and SMS banking services; financial leasing services; fund management services; asset custodian services; and insurance and reinsurance related products and services. The company operates domestic branches, including specialized institutions, training institutes, tier-1 branches, tier-2 branches, tier-1 sub-branches, foundation-level branch outlets and other establishments; overseas branches in Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, New York, Dubai International Financial Centre, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Sydney, Luxemburg, Dubai, London, Macao, and Hanoi; and overseas representative offices in Vancouver, Taipei, Sao Paulo, and Dushanbe. The company was founded in 1951 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.