Contrasting China Mengniu Dairy (OTCMKTS:CIADY) and The Berkeley Group (OTCMKTS:BKGFY)

The Berkeley Group (OTCMKTS:BKGFY) and China Mengniu Dairy (OTCMKTS:CIADY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Dividends

The Berkeley Group pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. China Mengniu Dairy pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%.

Risk and Volatility

The Berkeley Group has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Mengniu Dairy has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for The Berkeley Group and China Mengniu Dairy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Berkeley Group	0	0	0	1	4.00
China Mengniu Dairy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares The Berkeley Group and China Mengniu Dairy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Berkeley Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
China Mengniu Dairy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of China Mengniu Dairy shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares The Berkeley Group and China Mengniu Dairy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Berkeley Group	$3.10 billion	1.48	$500.02 million	N/A	N/A
China Mengniu Dairy	$13.95 billion	0.65	$679.54 million	N/A	N/A

China Mengniu Dairy has higher revenue and earnings than The Berkeley Group.

About The Berkeley Group

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the residential-led and mixed-use property development and ancillary activities in the United Kingdom. The company is involved in land selling activities. It operates under the Berkeley, St Edward, St George, St James, St Joseph, and St William brand names. The Berkeley Group Holdings plc was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cobham, the United Kingdom.

About China Mengniu Dairy

China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the manufacture and distribution of dairy products under the MENGNIU brand in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It operates through Liquid Milk Business, Ice Cream Business, Milk Formula Business, and Cheese Business, and Other segments. The Liquid Milk Business segment offers ultra-high temperature milk, milk beverages, yogurt, and fresh milk. The Ice Cream Business segment manufactures and distributes dairy-based ice cream. The Milk Formula Business segment manufactures and distributes milk powder. The Cheese Business segment is involved in manufacture and distribution of cheese. The Other segment engages in manufacture of raw materials for daily products; and trading business. It also produces and sells organic food and formula products for babies and toddlers; and provides commercial factoring and financing guarantee services. China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited was founded in 1999 and is based in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.