Analyzing Willamette Valley Vineyards (NASDAQ:WVVI) & Tsingtao Brewery (OTCMKTS:TSGTY)

Profitability

This table compares Willamette Valley Vineyards and Tsingtao Brewery’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Willamette Valley Vineyards	-2.31%	-3.44%	-0.82%
Tsingtao Brewery	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

12.2% of Willamette Valley Vineyards shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of Willamette Valley Vineyards shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Willamette Valley Vineyards has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tsingtao Brewery has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Willamette Valley Vineyards and Tsingtao Brewery”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Willamette Valley Vineyards	$39.78 million	0.72	-$120,000.00	($0.51)	-11.25
Tsingtao Brewery	$4.47 billion	1.98	$604.42 million	N/A	N/A

Tsingtao Brewery has higher revenue and earnings than Willamette Valley Vineyards.

Summary

Tsingtao Brewery beats Willamette Valley Vineyards on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Willamette Valley Vineyards

Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. produces and sells wine in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Direct Sales and Distributor Sales. It primarily offers Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Gruner Veltliner, Rose, Brut, Brut Rose, and Riesling branded wines under the Willamette Valley Vineyards label; Semi-Sparkling Muscat branded wine under the Tualatin Estate Vineyards label; Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Cabernet Franc, Tempranillo, Malbec, The Griffin, and Viognier branded wines under the Griffin Creek label; and Brut, Brut Rose, and Blanc de Blancs under the Domaine Willamette label. The company also provides Pinot Noir and Chardonnay branded wine under the Elton label; Chrysologue, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon branded wine under the Pambrun label; and Frontiere Syrah, Lisette Rose, Graviére Syrah, Voyageur Syrah, Bourgeois Grenache, and Voltigeur Viognier branded wine under the Maison Bleue label, as well as offers wines under the Natoma, Pere Ami, and Metis labels. It owns and leases approximately 1,018 acres of land. The company markets and sells its wine products through direct sales at the retail locations; mailing lists; and distributors and wine brokers. Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Turner, Oregon.

About Tsingtao Brewery

Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, distribution, wholesale, and retail sale of beer products worldwide. It operates through seven segments: Shandong Region; South China Region; North China Region; East China Region; Southeast China Region; Hong Kong, Macau and Other Overseas Region; and Finance Company. The company sells its beer products primarily under the Tsingtao and Laoshan brand names. It also provides wealth management, and agency collection and payment services; and financing, construction, and logistics services, as well as technology promotion and application services. Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Qingdao, the People's Republic of China.