Comparing Firemans Contractors (OTCMKTS:FRCN) & Monro Muffler Brake (NASDAQ:MNRO)

Firemans Contractors (OTCMKTS:FRCN) and Monro Muffler Brake (NASDAQ:MNRO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Firemans Contractors and Monro Muffler Brake’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Firemans Contractors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Monro Muffler Brake	-1.59%	2.49%	0.95%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Firemans Contractors and Monro Muffler Brake, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Firemans Contractors	0	0	0	0	0.00
Monro Muffler Brake	0	1	2	0	2.67

Monro Muffler Brake has a consensus target price of $17.3333, indicating a potential upside of 10.40%. Given Monro Muffler Brake’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Monro Muffler Brake is more favorable than Firemans Contractors.

Risk & Volatility

Firemans Contractors has a beta of 2.19, suggesting that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monro Muffler Brake has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Firemans Contractors and Monro Muffler Brake”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Firemans Contractors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Monro Muffler Brake	$1.20 billion	0.39	-$5.18 million	($0.67)	-23.43

Firemans Contractors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Monro Muffler Brake.

Summary

Monro Muffler Brake beats Firemans Contractors on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Monro Muffler Brake

Monro, Inc. provides automotive undercar repair, and tire sales and services in the United States. It offers replacement tires and tire related services, automotive undercar repair services, and routine maintenance services primarily to passenger cars, light trucks, and vans. The company also provides other products and services for brakes; mufflers and exhaust systems; and steering, drive train, suspension, and wheel alignment. In addition, it operates stores under the brand names of Monro Auto Service and Tire Centers, Tire Choice Auto Service Centers, Mr. Tire Auto Service Centers, Car-X Tire & Auto, Tire Warehouse Tires for Less, Ken Towery's Tire & Auto Care, Mountain View Tire & Auto Service, and Tire Barn Warehouse. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.