Comparing Prosus (OTCMKTS:PROSY) & Monotaro (OTCMKTS:MONOY)

Prosus (OTCMKTS:PROSY) and Monotaro (OTCMKTS:MONOY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Prosus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Monotaro shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Prosus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Prosus and Monotaro’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Prosus	N/A	N/A	N/A
Monotaro	9.72%	28.03%	19.08%

Volatility and Risk

Prosus has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monotaro has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Prosus pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Monotaro pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Monotaro pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Prosus and Monotaro, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Prosus	1	0	3	0	2.50
Monotaro	0	2	0	0	2.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Prosus and Monotaro”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Prosus	$6.17 billion	3.88	$12.37 billion	N/A	N/A
Monotaro	$2.23 billion	2.58	$217.31 million	$0.44	26.09

Prosus has higher revenue and earnings than Monotaro.

Summary

Prosus beats Monotaro on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Prosus

Prosus N.V. engages in the e-commerce and internet businesses in Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and internationally. It operates internet platforms, such as classifieds, payments and fintech, food delivery, education technology, etail, ventures, social, and other internet platforms. The company was formerly known as Myriad International Holdings N.V. and changed its name to Prosus N.V. in August 2019. Prosus N.V. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Prosus N.V. operates as a subsidiary of Naspers Limited.

About Monotaro

MonotaRO Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates an online MRO products store in Japan and internationally. The company offers safety protective equipment, work clothes, and safety shoes; logistics, storage, and packing supplies; tapes; safety, disaster prevention, and crime prevention products; safety signs; ship and fishing supplies; office supplies; office furniture/lighting/cleaning supplies; cutting tools and abrasives; measurement and surveying equipment; hand tools/electric and pneumatic tools; sprays, oils, greases, and paints; adhesives and repair materials; welding supplies; and piping and water related components/pumps/pneumatic and hydraulic equipment/hoses. It also provides mechanical parts; control equipment; soldering and anti-static products; architectural hardware, building materials, painting, and interior supplies; air conditioning and electrical equipment; electrical materials; screws, bolts, nails, and materials; automotive supplies; truck supplies; motorcycle supplies; bicycle supplies; scientific research and development supplies; clean room supplies; kitchen equipment and store supplies; agricultural and gardening supplies; and medical and nursing supplies. It serves factories, construction, automobile maintenance, and other industries. The company was formerly known as Sumisho Grainger Co., Ltd. and changed its name to MonotaRO Co., Ltd. in February 2006. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan. MonotaRO Co., Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Grainger Global Holdings, Inc.