Brilliance China Automotive (OTCMKTS:BCAUY) and Gogoro (NASDAQ:GGR) Financial Review

Brilliance China Automotive (OTCMKTS:BCAUY) and Gogoro (NASDAQ:GGR) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brilliance China Automotive and Gogoro’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brilliance China Automotive	$548.32 million	4.23	$978.56 million	N/A	N/A
Gogoro	$333.94 million	0.82	-$76.04 million	($0.21)	-5.29

Brilliance China Automotive has higher revenue and earnings than Gogoro.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Brilliance China Automotive and Gogoro, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brilliance China Automotive	0	0	0	0	N/A
Gogoro	0	2	0	0	2.00

Gogoro has a consensus target price of $2.20, suggesting a potential upside of 98.20%. Given Gogoro’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gogoro is more favorable than Brilliance China Automotive.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.9% of Gogoro shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Gogoro shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Brilliance China Automotive has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gogoro has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Brilliance China Automotive and Gogoro’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brilliance China Automotive	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gogoro	-19.11%	-33.04%	-10.23%

Summary

Brilliance China Automotive beats Gogoro on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brilliance China Automotive

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures and sells BMW vehicles and automotive components in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company offers minibuses under the JinBei, Renault, Haise, Grand Haise, and Granse brands, as well as multi-purpose vehicles under the Huasong brand. Its automotive components include moldings, seats, axles, safety and airbag systems, and interior decoration products, as well as engines for minibuses, sedans, sport utility vehicles, light duty trucks, etc. The company also provides BMW sport activity vehicles. In addition, it offers auto-financing services to customers and dealers. Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited has strategic partnerships and alliances with BMW, Toyota, Magna, Bosch, Continental, Delphi, TI Automotive, and Johnson Controls. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong.

About Gogoro

Gogoro Inc. provides battery swapping services in Taiwan, India, and internationally. It also develops Swap and Go battery system that delivers full power to electric-powered two-wheelers. In addition, the company offers battery swapping technology in the form of hardware, software, and service, including Gogoro Smart Batteries, GoStation, Gogoro Network Software & Battery Management Systems, Smartscooter, GoReward, and related components and kits. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Taipei, Taiwan.