Mr Price Group (OTCMKTS:MRPLY) and Industria de Diseño Textil (OTCMKTS:IDEXY) Financial Review

Industria de Diseño Textil (OTCMKTS:IDEXY) and Mr Price Group (OTCMKTS:MRPLY) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Industria de Diseño Textil and Mr Price Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Industria de Diseño Textil	$38.90 billion	4.43	$5.82 billion	$0.96	28.79
Mr Price Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.28	1.58

Industria de Diseño Textil has higher revenue and earnings than Mr Price Group. Mr Price Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Industria de Diseño Textil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Industria de Diseño Textil and Mr Price Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Industria de Diseño Textil	15.09%	31.68%	16.27%
Mr Price Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Industria de Diseño Textil and Mr Price Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Industria de Diseño Textil	0	1	1	0	2.50
Mr Price Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Dividends

Industria de Diseño Textil pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Mr Price Group pays an annual dividend of $3.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 28.4%. Industria de Diseño Textil pays out 61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mr Price Group pays out 44.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Mr Price Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.3% of Mr Price Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Industria de Diseño Textil beats Mr Price Group on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Industria de Diseño Textil

Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. engages in the retail and online distribution of clothing, footwear, accessories, and household products. The company sells its products under the Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, and Zara Home brands. It is also involved in the textile manufacturing, logistics, design, insurance, construction, and real estate businesses, as well as provides financial services. The company operates in Spain, rest of Europe, the Americas, Asia, and internationally. Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in A Coruña, Spain.

About Mr Price Group

Mr Price Group Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a fashion retailer serving women, men, and children in South Africa and internationally. The company operates through Apparel, Home, Financial Services, and Telecoms segments. It offers clothing, underwear, footwear, cosmetics, babywear, school wear, and accessories; furniture and kids merchandise; sporting, outdoor, and fitness products comprising footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories; women's smart and casual fashion and intimate wear; and home textile and decor products for bedroom, living-room, bathroom, kitchen, and dining-room. The company also provides credit services; insurance products; cellular products and services; mobile devices and accessories; and value-added services. It serves its customers through an omni-channel retail distribution of 2,702 corporate-owned stores and 8 franchised stores in Africa, as well as through its online channels. Mr Price Group Limited was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Durban, South Africa.