SRM Entertainment (NASDAQ:SRM) vs. Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI) Critical Review

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Kandi Technologies Group and SRM Entertainment”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kandi Technologies Group	$127.57 million	0.75	-$50.50 million	($0.58)	-1.93
SRM Entertainment	$4.31 million	44.16	-$4.34 million	($0.25)	-44.16

SRM Entertainment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kandi Technologies Group. SRM Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kandi Technologies Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.7% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of SRM Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Kandi Technologies Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of SRM Entertainment shares are held 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.

Profitability

This table compares Kandi Technologies Group and SRM Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kandi Technologies Group	-39.45%	-6.82%	-5.21%
SRM Entertainment	-74.56%	-78.96%	-61.80%

Volatility and Risk

Kandi Technologies Group has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, SRM Entertainment has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kandi Technologies Group beats SRM Entertainment on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kandi Technologies Group

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. engages in designing, developing, manufacturing, and commercializing electric vehicle (EV) products and parts in the People's Republic of China and the United States. It offers also off-road vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles, go-karts, electric scooters, and electric self-balancing scooters, as well as related parts; and battery packs and smart battery swap system. The company was formerly known as Kandi Technologies, Corp. and changed its name to Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. in December 2012. Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Jinhua, the People's Republic of China.

About SRM Entertainment

SRM Entertainment, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells toys and souvenirs to theme parks. It sells its products through amusement parks, entertainment venues, and theme hotels in the United States, China, Japan, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Jupiter, Florida.