Puda Coal (OTCMKTS:PUDA) and NACCO Industries (NYSE:NC) Financial Survey

Puda Coal (OTCMKTS:PUDA) and NACCO Industries (NYSE:NC) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Puda Coal and NACCO Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Puda Coal	0	0	0	0	0.00
NACCO Industries	0	1	0	0	2.00

Given Puda Coal’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Puda Coal is more favorable than NACCO Industries.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Puda Coal and NACCO Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Puda Coal	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NACCO Industries	$265.88 million	1.14	$33.74 million	$4.26	9.53

NACCO Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Puda Coal.

Profitability

This table compares Puda Coal and NACCO Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Puda Coal	N/A	N/A	N/A
NACCO Industries	11.79%	7.72%	5.03%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

49.1% of NACCO Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 48.3% of Puda Coal shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of NACCO Industries shares are held 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.

Summary

NACCO Industries beats Puda Coal on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Puda Coal

Puda Coal, Inc., through its indirect equity ownership in Shanxi Puda Coal Group Co., Ltd., supplies metallurgical coking coal in the People's Republic of China. Its processed coking coal is used by coke and steel producers for the purpose of making the coke required for the steel manufacturing process. The company primarily markets its products in the Shanxi Province, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Hebei Province, Beijing, and Tianjin. It also operates as an acquirer and consolidator of two coal mine consolidation projects, including the Pinglu project in Pinglu County; and the Jianhe project in Huozhou County, Shanxi Province. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Taiyuan, the People's Republic of China.

About NACCO Industries

NACCO Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the natural resources business. The company operates through three segments: Coal Mining, North American Mining, and Minerals Management. The Coal Mining segment operates surface coal mines under long-term contracts with power generation companies. Coal is surface mined in North Dakota and Mississippi. The North American Mining segment provides value-added contract mining and other services for producers of aggregates, activated carbon, lithium, and other industrial minerals; and contract mining services for independently owned mines and quarries in Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Virginia, and Nebraska. This segment also offers mining design and consulting services. The Minerals Management segment is involved in the leasing of its royalty and mineral interests to third-party exploration and production companies, and other mining companies, which grants them the rights to explore, develop, mine, produce, market, and sell gas, oil, and coal. NACCO Industries, Inc. was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.