Reviewing Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) and Firemans Contractors (OTCMKTS:FRCN)

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) and Firemans Contractors (OTCMKTS:FRCN) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Bouygues has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Firemans Contractors has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Bouygues and Firemans Contractors”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bouygues	$60.62 billion	1.14	$1.13 billion	$3.03	12.09
Firemans Contractors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Bouygues has higher revenue and earnings than Firemans Contractors.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Bouygues and Firemans Contractors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bouygues	1	0	1	0	2.00
Firemans Contractors	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Firemans Contractors’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Firemans Contractors is more favorable than Bouygues.

Profitability

This table compares Bouygues and Firemans Contractors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bouygues	1.88%	7.65%	1.75%
Firemans Contractors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Bouygues beats Firemans Contractors on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bouygues

Bouygues SA, together with its subsidiaries, operates in the construction, energy, telecom, media, and transport infrastructure sectors in France and internationally. The company designs, builds, renovates, operates, and deconstructs building, infrastructure, and industrial projects; develops urban planning, residential, and commercial projects; builds and maintains roads and motorways, airport runways, ports, industrial logistics hubs, external works and amenities, reserved-lane public transport, recreational facilities, and environmental projects, as well as undertakes civil engineering, road safety, and signaling activities; produces, distributes, sells, and recycles aggregates, emulsions, asphalt mixes, ready-mix concrete, and bitumen; construction, renewal, and maintenance of rail networks; and installation and maintenance of pipes and pipelines. It also provides design, installation, and maintenance services in various fields that include cooling and fire protection, digital and ICT, electrical, and mechanical and robotics, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. In addition, the company produces TF1, TMC, TFX, TF1, and LCI complementary TV channels; operates Ushuaïa TV, Histoire TV, TV Breizh, and Serieclub channels; produces, broadcasts, and distributes content; operates la seine musical entertainment and concert venue; and entertainment and leisure comprising licenses, podcasts, music production, and live events. Further, it offers telecom services; and mobile and fixed network services. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Paris, France.

About Firemans Contractors

Firemans Contractors, Inc. provides parking lot maintenance services in the United States. Its services include asphalt maintenance and repair, concrete repair, crack/joint sealing, excavation, line removal, painting, pressure washing, seal coating, signage, speed bumps, parking lot and warehouse striping, and wheel stops. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.