Analyzing China Resources Enterprise (OTCMKTS:CRHKY) and Grupo Carso (OTCMKTS:GPOVY)

China Resources Enterprise (OTCMKTS:CRHKY) and Grupo Carso (OTCMKTS:GPOVY) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

China Resources Enterprise has a beta of -0.01, indicating that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo Carso has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

China Resources Enterprise pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Grupo Carso pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Grupo Carso pays out 12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares China Resources Enterprise and Grupo Carso’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Resources Enterprise	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grupo Carso	10.04%	14.79%	8.41%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares China Resources Enterprise and Grupo Carso”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Resources Enterprise	$5.28 billion	1.52	$468.91 million	N/A	N/A
Grupo Carso	$9.03 billion	1.77	$947.38 million	$0.93	15.20

Grupo Carso has higher revenue and earnings than China Resources Enterprise.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for China Resources Enterprise and Grupo Carso, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Resources Enterprise	0	2	0	0	2.00
Grupo Carso	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Grupo Carso beats China Resources Enterprise on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Resources Enterprise

China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures, distributes, and sells beer products in Mainland China. The company offers its products under the Nong Li, Snow, and Jinsha brands. The company was formerly known as China Resources Enterprise, Limited and changed its name to China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited in October 2015. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited operates as a subsidiary of CRH (Beer) Limited.

About Grupo Carso

Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the commercial, industrial, infrastructure and construction, and energy sectors. It operates through Commercial and Consumer, Industrial and Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Construction, and Energy divisions. The company's Commercial and Consumption division operates department stores and boutiques, gift shops, restaurants, coffee shops, electronics, and technology and games stores under the Sears, Sanborns, iShop, Mixup, Claro Shop, and Saks Fifth Avenue brands. The company's Industrial and Manufacturing division provides cables, such as energy, telecommunication, electronic, coaxial, and fiber optics for application in mining, automotive, and other; electric harnesses for automotive industry; precision steel tubing; power transformers; and alternate energy. It serves customers under the Condumex, Latincasa, Vinanel, Condulac, IEM, Precitubo, Sitcom, Microm, Sinergia, Equiter, and Logtec brands. The company's Infrastructure and Construction division constructs roads, tunnels, water treatment plants, and general infrastructure works; oil and geothermic well drilling and drilling services; and oil platforms and equipment for chemical and petroleum industries. It also constructs commercial centers, industrial plants, and office building and houses; and telecommunication facilities, gas pipelines, and aqueducts under the CICSA, Swecomex, Bronco Drilling, Cilsa, GSM, PC Construcciones, and Urvitec brands. The company's Energy division engages in the gas transportation services; and exploration and production of oil, gas, and other hydrocarbons, as well as explores geothermal energy under the Carso Energy, Carso Oil & Gas, and Carso Electric brands. It serves customers in Mexico; Central America, South America, and the Caribbean; the United States; Europe; and internationally. Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V. is incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.