Head-To-Head Analysis: Bimini Capital Management (OTCMKTS:BMNM) versus Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações (OTCMKTS:CYRBY)

Bimini Capital Management (OTCMKTS:BMNM) and Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações (OTCMKTS:CYRBY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

Bimini Capital Management has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Bimini Capital Management pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.4%. Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Bimini Capital Management pays out -33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bimini Capital Management and Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bimini Capital Management	$13.60 million	0.67	-$3.98 million	($0.39)	-2.31
Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações	$888.00 million	1.64	$169.36 million	N/A	N/A

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações has higher revenue and earnings than Bimini Capital Management.

Profitability

This table compares Bimini Capital Management and Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bimini Capital Management	-31.83%	-33.43%	-3.65%
Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Bimini Capital Management and Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bimini Capital Management	0	0	0	0	N/A
Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações beats Bimini Capital Management on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bimini Capital Management

Bimini Capital Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Asset Management and Investment Portfolio. The Asset Management segment includes investment advisory services by Bimini Advisors to Orchid Island Capital, Inc. and Royal Palm Capital, LLC. The Investment Portfolio segment engages in investment activities conducted by Royal Palm Capital, LLC. It invests in residential mortgage-backed securities. The company was formerly known as Opteum Inc. and changed its name to Bimini Capital Management, Inc. in September 2007. Bimini Capital Management, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Vero Beach, Florida.

About Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações

Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações develops, constructs, and sells residential properties in Brazil. It is also involved in the provision of construction management and technical consultancy services related to real estate. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.