Reviewing H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:HNNMY) & Associated British Foods (OTCMKTS:ASBFY)

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:HNNMY) and Associated British Foods (OTCMKTS:ASBFY) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) and Associated British Foods, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ)	1	1	2	1	2.60
Associated British Foods	1	0	0	0	1.00

Dividends

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Associated British Foods pays an annual dividend of $1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) pays out 58.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) and Associated British Foods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ)	4.30%	23.03%	5.76%
Associated British Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Associated British Foods has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) and Associated British Foods”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ)	$22.22 billion	0.85	$824.44 million	$0.12	22.17
Associated British Foods	$26.11 billion	0.69	$1.85 billion	N/A	N/A

Associated British Foods has higher revenue and earnings than H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ).

Summary

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) beats Associated British Foods on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ)

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) provides clothing, accessories, footwear, cosmetics, home textiles, and homeware for women, men, and children worldwide. It offers sportswear, shoes, bags, beauty products, activewear, jeans, and ready-to-wear; and interior products, including bed linens, dinnerware, textiles, furniture, and lighting. The company provides its products under the H&M, H&M HOME, H&M Move, H&M Beauty, COS, Weekday, Monki, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound, and Singular Society brand names. In addition, it operates Sellpy, a broad digital platform for second-hand fashion and other products; and Creator Studio, a global platform for merchandise design and production, as well as provides solutions to extend the useful life of unwanted garments through reuse and recycling under Looper Textile name. The company offers its products through online and physical stores. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) was incorporated in 1943 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

About Associated British Foods

Associated British Foods plc operates as a diversified food, ingredients, and retail company worldwide. It operates through five segments: Grocery, Ingredients, Agriculture, Sugar, and Retail. The Grocery segment manufactures and sells grocery products, including hot beverages, sugar and sweeteners, vegetable oils, balsamic vinegars, bread and baked goods, cereals, ethnic foods, and meat products to retail, wholesale, and foodservice businesses. The Ingredients segment manufactures bakers' yeast, bakery ingredients, enzymes, lipids, yeast extracts, and cereal specialties. The Agriculture segment manufactures and sells animal feeds; and provides other products and services for the agriculture sector. The Sugar segment is involved in growing, processing, and selling sugar beet and sugar cane to industrial users. The Retail segment is involved in buying and merchandising clothing and accessories through the Primark and Penneys retail chains, which offer women's, men's, and kids wear, as well as beauty, homeware, and accessories. The company was incorporated in 1934 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Associated British Foods plc operates as a subsidiary of Wittington Investments Limited.