Head to Head Review: Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) versus Nathan’s Famous (NASDAQ:NATH)

Institutional & Insider Ownership

66.5% of Nathan’s Famous shares are held by institutional investors. 30.7% of Nathan’s Famous shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Super Hi International and Nathan’s Famous”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Super Hi International	$778.31 million	1.94	$25.26 million	$0.30	77.53
Nathan’s Famous	$146.39 million	2.91	$19.62 million	$5.80	17.99

Super Hi International has higher revenue and earnings than Nathan’s Famous. Nathan’s Famous is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Super Hi International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Super Hi International and Nathan’s Famous’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Super Hi International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nathan’s Famous	16.19%	-96.05%	44.34%

Summary

Nathan’s Famous beats Super Hi International on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Super Hi International

Super Hi International Holding Ltd., an investment holding company, operates Haidilao branded Chinese cuisine restaurants in Asia, North America, and internationally. The company is involved in the food delivery business. It also engages in sale of hot pot condiment products and food ingredients. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Singapore.

About Nathan’s Famous

Nathan’s Famous, Inc. engages in the operation of franchised fast-food units. It is involved in the licensing, wholesaling, and retailing of products marketed under the Nathan’s Famous brand. The firm operates through the following business segments: Branded Product Program, Product Licensing, Restaurant Operations, and Corporate. The Branded Product Program segment markets and sells hot dog products. The Product Licensing segment is composed of royalties from licensing a variety of Nathan’s Famous products such as hotdogs, sausage and corned beef products, frozen French fries, and additional products through retail grocery channels and club stores. The Restaurant Operations segment deals with the sale of products at company-owned restaurants and fees and royalties from franchised restaurants. The Corporate segment includes administrative expenses such as executive management, finance, information technology, legal, insurance, corporate office costs, corporate incentive compensation, and compliance costs. The company was founded by Nathan Handwerker in 1916 and is headquartered in Jericho, NY.