Contrasting Bureau Veritas (OTCMKTS:BVRDF) & Acerinox (OTCMKTS:ANIOY)

Acerinox (OTCMKTS:ANIOY) and Bureau Veritas (OTCMKTS:BVRDF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Acerinox has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bureau Veritas has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Acerinox and Bureau Veritas”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acerinox	$7.15 billion	0.40	$246.90 million	$0.47	12.23
Bureau Veritas	$6.35 billion	2.21	$545.16 million	N/A	N/A

Bureau Veritas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Acerinox.

Profitability

This table compares Acerinox and Bureau Veritas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acerinox	0.79%	7.94%	3.21%
Bureau Veritas	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Acerinox and Bureau Veritas, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acerinox	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bureau Veritas	0	1	0	1	3.00

Summary

Acerinox beats Bureau Veritas on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Acerinox

Acerinox, S.A., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, process, and markets stainless steel products in Spain, the United States, Africa, Asia, Rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through Stainless steel, and High-performance Alloys segments. The company offers flat products, including hot and cold rolled coils and sheets, strips, flat bars, and discs, as well as engraved coil and sheet, black coil, slabs, circles, billets, and plates. It provides long products, which include wire and hexagonal wire rods, peeled bars, hot and cold reinforcement bars, black bars, profiles, angles, and steel profiles, as well as stainless steel, color coated, and reinforcement wires. In additions, it offers stainless steel products, such as austenitic, ferritic, duplex, and martensitic. Acerinox, S.A. was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

About Bureau Veritas

Bureau Veritas SA provides laboratory testing, inspection, and certification services. It operates through six segments: Marine & Offshore; Agri-Food & Commodities; Buildings & Infrastructure; Industry; Certification; and Consumer Products. The company engages in inspecting, analyzing, auditing, and certifying the products, assets, and management systems of its clients in relation to regulatory or self-imposed standards, as well as issues compliance reports. It also provides laboratory and on-site testing services for manufacturing and process industries; inspection services for products, services, assets, and installations, as well as various services designed to control quality, verify quantity, and meet regulatory requirements; and certification services for management systems, products, and people. The company serves automotive and transportation, building and infrastructure, chemicals, commodities and agriculture, consumer products and retail, food, marine and offshore, oil and gas, and power and utilities industries, as well as financial services and public sectors. It operates in approximately 140 countries through a network of offices and laboratories. Bureau Veritas SA was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.