Contrasting Zhongsheng Group (ZSHGY) and Its Competitors

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Zhongsheng Group and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zhongsheng Group	N/A	N/A	1.12
Zhongsheng Group Competitors	$7.15 billion	$390.24 million	19.09

Zhongsheng Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Zhongsheng Group. Zhongsheng Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zhongsheng Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zhongsheng Group Competitors	-2.72%	-25.61%	2.85%

Dividends

Zhongsheng Group pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.5%. Zhongsheng Group pays out 16.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.9% and pay out 35.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Zhongsheng Group is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Zhongsheng Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 21.1% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Zhongsheng Group competitors beat Zhongsheng Group on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Zhongsheng Group

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the sale and service of motor vehicles in the People's Republic of China. The company operates 4S dealerships for various automobile brands consisting of luxury automobile brands, including Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, BMW, Audi, Jaguar Land Rover, Porsche, and Volvo; and mid-to-high end automobile brands, such as Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. It also provides spare parts, automobile accessories, repair and maintenance services, detailing services, and other automobile-related products and services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Dalian, the People's Republic of China.