Comparing Mastercraft Boat (MCFT) & Its Peers

Mastercraft Boat (NASDAQ:MCFT) is one of 34 public companies in the “LEISURE&REC PRD” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Mastercraft Boat to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Mastercraft Boat and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mastercraft Boat	-2.46%	3.34%	2.11%
Mastercraft Boat Competitors	-41.61%	-78.91%	-10.65%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Mastercraft Boat and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mastercraft Boat	0	5	2	0	2.29
Mastercraft Boat Competitors	119	996	1897	58	2.62

Mastercraft Boat currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.30%. As a group, “LEISURE&REC PRD” companies have a potential upside of 60.01%. Given Mastercraft Boat’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mastercraft Boat has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mastercraft Boat and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mastercraft Boat	$366.59 million	$7.80 million	-46.08
Mastercraft Boat Competitors	$1.54 billion	-$21.09 million	-1.47

Mastercraft Boat’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Mastercraft Boat. Mastercraft Boat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.6% of Mastercraft Boat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.2% of shares of all “LEISURE&REC PRD” companies are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Mastercraft Boat shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.5% of shares of all “LEISURE&REC PRD” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Mastercraft Boat has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mastercraft Boat’s competitors have a beta of 1.27, indicating that their average share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mastercraft Boat competitors beat Mastercraft Boat on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Mastercraft Boat

MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets recreational powerboats. It operates through MasterCraft, Crest, and Aviara segments. The MasterCraft segment produces premium recreational performance sport boats primarily used for water skiing, wakeboarding, wake surfing, and general recreational boating. Crest segment provides pontoon boats for use in general recreational boating. The Aviara segment produces luxury day boats for use in general recreational boating. The company also offers ski/wake, outboard, and sterndrive boats, as well as various accessories, including trailers and aftermarket parts. It sells its boats under the MasterCraft, Crest, and Aviara brands through a network of independent dealers in North America and internationally. The company was formerly known as MCBC Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. in November 2018. MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Vonore, Tennessee.