McBride (OTCMKTS:MCBRF) versus Energizer (NYSE:ENR) Financial Analysis

McBride (OTCMKTS:MCBRF) and Energizer (NYSE:ENR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

60.1% of McBride shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Energizer shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Energizer shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares McBride and Energizer’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McBride	N/A	N/A	N/A
Energizer	2.73%	122.63%	4.72%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares McBride and Energizer”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
McBride	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.10)	-24.76
Energizer	$2.95 billion	0.49	$239.00 million	$1.18	18.07

Energizer has higher revenue and earnings than McBride. McBride is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energizer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for McBride and Energizer, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McBride	0	0	0	0	0.00
Energizer	1	6	0	0	1.86

Energizer has a consensus target price of $21.83, indicating a potential upside of 2.41%. Given Energizer’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Energizer is more favorable than McBride.

Summary

Energizer beats McBride on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About McBride

McBride plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells private label household and personal care products to retailers and brand owners in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Australia, rest of Europe, rest of Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Liquids, Powders, Unit dosing, Aerosols, and Asia Pacific. The Liquids segment offers laundry detergents, dishwasher liquids, and surface cleaners, as well as fabric conditioner, bleach, and toilet cleaners. The Unit dosing segment provides auto dishwasher tablets, laundry capsules, and water softeners. The Powders segment offers laundry, auto dishwashes, stain removers, and water softeners. The Aerosols segment provides household, personal care, insecticides, sanitizers, and professional cleaning products. The Asia Pacific segment offers hand/bodywash and hair care products, skin care products, auto dishwasher tablets, and laundry liquids. It offers products under the Surcare, Oven Pride, Clean N Fresh, Hospec, and Actiff brands. The company was founded in 1927 and is based in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

About Energizer

Energizer Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes household batteries, specialty batteries, and lighting products worldwide. It offers lithium, alkaline, carbon zinc, nickel metal hydride, zinc air, and silver oxide batteries under the Energizer, Eveready, and Rayovac brands; primary, rechargeable, specialty, and hearing aid batteries; and handheld, headlights, lanterns, and area lights, as well as flashlights under the Hard Case, Dolphin, and WeatherReady brands. The company licenses the Energizer, Rayovac, and Eveready brands to companies developing consumer solutions in solar, automotive batteries, portable power for critical devices, generators, power tools, household light bulbs, and other lighting products. In addition, it designs and markets automotive fragrance and appearance products, including protectants, wipes, tire and wheel care products, glass cleaners, leather care products, air fresheners, and washes to clean, shine, refresh, and protect interior and exterior automobile surfaces under the brand names of Armor All, Nu Finish, Refresh Your Car!, LEXOL, Eagle One, California Scents, Driven, Bahama & Co, Carnu, Grand Prix, Kit, and Tempo; STP branded fuel and oil additives, functional fluids, and other performance chemical products; and do-it-yourself automotive air conditioning recharge products under the A/C PRO brand name, as well as other refrigerant and recharge kits, sealants, and accessories. The company sells its products through direct sales force, distributors, and wholesalers; and various retail and business-to-business channels, including mass merchandisers, club, electronics, food, home improvement, dollar store, auto, drug, hardware, e-commerce, convenience, sporting goods, hobby/craft, office, industrial, medical, and catalog. Energizer Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.