Head-To-Head Review: BYD (BYDDF) vs. Its Competitors

Volatility & Risk

BYD has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BYD’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BYD and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
BYD	$111.84 billion	$4.54 billion	20.59
BYD Competitors	$53.45 billion	$1.13 billion	4.91

BYD has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. BYD is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares BYD and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BYD	N/A	N/A	N/A
BYD Competitors	-1,371.58%	-126.21%	-10.44%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

39.2% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by 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

BYD beats its competitors on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About BYD

BYD Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in automobiles and batteries business in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and internationally. The company operates in two segments: Mobile Handset Components, Assembly Service and Other Products; and Automobiles and Related Products and Other Products. The Mobile Handset Components, Assembly Service and Other Products segment manufactures and sells mobile handset components, such as housings and electronic components; and offers assembly services. The Automobiles and Related Products and Other Products segment is involved in the manufacturing and sale of automobiles, and auto-related molds and components; rail transport and related business; and provision of automobile leasing and after sales services, automobile power batteries, lithium-ion batteries, photovoltaic, and iron battery products. The company develops urban rail transportation business. BYD Company Limited was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.