Critical Contrast: Imation (OTCMKTS:GLAE) and Mill City Ventures III (NASDAQ:MCVT)

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Imation and Mill City Ventures III”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Imation	$100,000.00	9.00	-$3.00 million	N/A	N/A
Mill City Ventures III	$3.30 million	3.27	$1.17 million	$0.19	9.37

Mill City Ventures III has higher revenue and earnings than Imation.

Risk & Volatility

Imation has a beta of 5.93, suggesting that its stock price is 493% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mill City Ventures III has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

11.6% of Mill City Ventures III shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Imation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of Mill City Ventures III shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Imation and Mill City Ventures III’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Imation	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mill City Ventures III	38.13%	6.37%	6.24%

Summary

Mill City Ventures III beats Imation on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Imation

GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates an asset management business in the United States. It offers investment advisory services to third party investors through managed funds separate managed accounts. The company was formerly known as Imation Corp. and changed its name to GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc. in February 2017. GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Mill City Ventures III

Mill City Ventures III, Ltd. is a principal investment firm specializing investments in debt and equity securities of public and private companies to fund their operations whether its start-up, acquisition, or growth. It primarily focuses on investing in, lending to, and making managerial assistance available to privately held and publicly traded companies. The firm also advises its portfolio companies with regard to finance and operations. It was formerly known as Poker Magic, Inc. Mill City Ventures III, Ltd. was founded in January, 2006 and is based in Wayzata, Minnesota.