Financial Review: Multi Ways (NYSE:MWG) vs. Amcor (NYSE:AMCR)

Multi Ways (NYSE:MWG) and Amcor (NYSE:AMCR) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Multi Ways and Amcor”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Multi Ways	$36.02 million	0.25	$1.79 million	N/A	N/A
Amcor	$13.64 billion	1.08	$730.00 million	$0.53	19.28

Amcor has higher revenue and earnings than Multi Ways.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.8% of Multi Ways shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Amcor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Amcor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Multi Ways and Amcor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Multi Ways	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amcor	5.68%	25.60%	6.12%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Multi Ways and Amcor, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Multi Ways	0	0	0	0	0.00
Amcor	0	4	1	0	2.20

Amcor has a consensus price target of $10.94, indicating a potential upside of 7.05%. Given Amcor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amcor is more favorable than Multi Ways.

Risk & Volatility

Multi Ways has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amcor has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Amcor beats Multi Ways on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Multi Ways

Multi Ways Holdings Limited supplies a range of heavy construction equipment for sales and rental in Singapore, Australia, and internationally. The company engages in the supplying and rental of new and used heavy construction equipment in the infrastructure, building construction, mining, offshore and marine, and oil and gas industries. It offers earth-moving equipment, such as bulldozers, off-terrain dump trucks, excavators, and wheel loaders; material-handling equipment, such as crawler cranes, rough terrain cranes, scissor lifts, forklifts, boom-lifts, and telescopic handlers; road-building equipment comprising motor graders, vibrating compactors, asphalt finishers, skid loaders, backhoe loaders, hand rollers, and mini excavators; and air compressors, generators, lighting towers, and welding machines. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Singapore. Multi Ways Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of MWE Investments Limited.

About Amcor

Amcor plc develops, produces, and sells packaging products in Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, and the Asia Pacific regions. The company operates through two segments, Flexibles and Rigid Packaging. The Flexibles segment provides flexible and film packaging products in the food and beverage, medical and pharmaceutical, fresh produce, snack food, personal care, and other industries. The Rigid Packaging segment offers rigid containers for various beverage and food products, including carbonated soft drinks, water, juices, sports drinks, milk-based beverages, spirits and beer, sauces, dressings, spreads, and personal care items; and plastic caps for various applications. The company sells its products through its direct sales force. Amcor plc was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.