Analyzing Mitchells & Butlers (OTCMKTS:MBPFF) and GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK)

GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) and Mitchells & Butlers (OTCMKTS:MBPFF) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GEN Restaurant Group and Mitchells & Butlers’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GEN Restaurant Group	$181.01 million	1.54	$8.41 million	$0.18	47.78
Mitchells & Butlers	$3.07 billion	0.75	-$4.91 million	N/A	N/A

GEN Restaurant Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mitchells & Butlers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 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 GEN Restaurant Group and Mitchells & Butlers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GEN Restaurant Group	0.44%	2.32%	0.43%
Mitchells & Butlers	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for GEN Restaurant Group and Mitchells & Butlers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GEN Restaurant Group	0	0	3	0	3.00
Mitchells & Butlers	0	0	0	0	N/A

GEN Restaurant Group currently has a consensus price target of $13.83, indicating a potential upside of 60.85%. Given GEN Restaurant Group’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than Mitchells & Butlers.

Summary

GEN Restaurant Group beats Mitchells & Butlers on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GEN Restaurant Group

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. operates restaurants in California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Texas, New York, and Florida. It offers meats, poultry, and seafood. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Cerritos, California.

About Mitchells & Butlers

Mitchells & Butlers plc engages in the management of pubs, bars, and restaurants in the United Kingdom and Germany. The company operates its pubs and restaurants under the Alex, All Bar One, Browns, Castle, EGO, Ember Inns, Harvester, High Street, Innkeeper's Lodge, Miller & Carter, Nicholson's, O'Neill's, Premium Country Pubs, Sizzling Pubs, Suburban, Stonehouse Pizza & Carvery, Toby Carvery, and Vintage Inns brands and formats. It also engages in the leisure retailing; property leasing, property management, and development; and financing activities, as well as operates as a healthcare trustee. In addition, the company owns various trademarks. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.