Head-To-Head Review: American Woodmark (NASDAQ:AMWD) vs. Victoria (OTCMKTS:VCCTF)

Victoria (OTCMKTS:VCCTF) and American Woodmark (NASDAQ:AMWD) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Victoria and American Woodmark’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Victoria	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Woodmark	$2.07 billion	0.72	$93.72 million	$7.25	12.97

American Woodmark has higher revenue and earnings than Victoria.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Victoria and American Woodmark, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Victoria	0	0	0	0	N/A
American Woodmark	0	3	2	0	2.40

American Woodmark has a consensus price target of $93.25, indicating a potential downside of 0.86%. Given American Woodmark’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Woodmark is more favorable than Victoria.

Profitability

This table compares Victoria and American Woodmark’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victoria	N/A	N/A	N/A
American Woodmark	6.38%	16.72%	9.67%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.5% of American Woodmark shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of American Woodmark shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

American Woodmark beats Victoria on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Victoria

Victoria PLC, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes flooring products primarily in the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Turkey, the United States, and Australia. The company operates through four segments: UK & Europe Soft Flooring, UK & Europe Ceramic Tiles, Australia, and North America. It offers a range of wool and synthetic broadloom carpets, ceramic and porcelain tiles, flooring underlays, luxury vinyl tiles (LVT), hardwood flooring products, artificial grass, carpet tiles, and flooring accessories. The company also offers logistics services. It provides its products under various brands. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Worcester, the United Kingdom.

About American Woodmark

American Woodmark Corporation manufactures and distributes kitchen, bath, office, home organization, and hardware products for the remodelling and new home construction markets in the United States. The company offers made-to-order and cash and carry products. It also provides turnkey installation services to its direct builder customers through a network of eight service centers. The company sells its products under the American Woodmark, Timberlake, Shenandoah Cabinetry, Waypoint Living Spaces, Estate, Stor-It-All, and Professional Cabinet Solutions brands, as well as Hampton Bay, Glacier Bay, Style Selections, Allen + Roth, Home Decorators Collection, and Project Source. It markets its products directly to home centers and builders, as well as through independent dealers and distributors. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Winchester, Virginia.