IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) and All For One Media (OTCMKTS:AFOM) Financial Contrast

All For One Media (OTCMKTS:AFOM) and IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for All For One Media and IMAX, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
All For One Media	0	0	0	0	0.00
IMAX	0	1	8	2	3.09

IMAX has a consensus target price of $31.70, indicating a potential upside of 15.99%. Given IMAX’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IMAX is more favorable than All For One Media.

Profitability

This table compares All For One Media and IMAX’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
All For One Media	N/A	N/A	N/A
IMAX	6.98%	7.79%	3.42%

Volatility and Risk

All For One Media has a beta of 9.44, indicating that its stock price is 844% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IMAX has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares All For One Media and IMAX”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
All For One Media	$10,000.00	N/A	$5.00 million	N/A	N/A
IMAX	$352.21 million	4.17	$26.06 million	$0.47	58.15

IMAX has higher revenue and earnings than All For One Media.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.5% of IMAX shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of All For One Media shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.1% of IMAX shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

IMAX beats All For One Media on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About All For One Media

All For One Media Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in media content development in New York. The company is involved in creating, launching, and marketing original pop music performed by boy bands and girl groups. It also produces and owns motion pictures, such as Drama Drama. The company primarily offers its services for children between the ages of seven and fourteen. The company was formerly known as Early Equine, Inc. and changed its name to All for One Media Corp. in November 2015. All For One Media Corp. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Mount Kisco, New York.

About IMAX

IMAX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology platform for entertainment and events worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Content Solutions and Technology Products and Services. The company offers IMAX DMR, a proprietary technology that digitally remasters films and other content into IMAX formats for distribution to the IMAX network; IMAX Enhanced that provides end-to-end technology across streaming content and entertainment devices at home; and SSIMWAVE, an AI-driven video quality solutions for media and entertainment companies. It also offers preventative and emergency maintenance services and quality monitoring to the IMAX network; film post-production services; and IMAX film and digital cameras to content creators. In addition, the company engages in the distribution of large-format documentary films to institutional theaters, as well as live performances and interactive events with artists and creators; after-market sales of IMAX System parts and 3D glasses; sale or lease of IMAX theater systems; provision of management services to three other theaters, as well as production advice and technical assistance to documentary and Hollywood filmmakers; and rental of company’s proprietary 2D and 3D large-format film cameras. The company markets its theater systems through a direct sales force and marketing staff to science and natural history museums, zoos, aquaria, and other educational and cultural centers, as well as theme parks, private home theaters, tourist destination sites, fairs, and expositions. It offers its services under the IMAX, IMAX 3D, Experience It In IMAX, The IMAX Experience, DMR, Filmed For IMAXTM, IMAX Live, IMAX Enhanced, and SSIMWAVE. The company operates a network of IMAX systems comprising commercial multiplexes, commercial destinations, and institutional locations in 90 countries and territories. IMAX Corporation was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.