Financial Analysis: Marketing Alliance (OTCMKTS:MAAL) versus Till Capital (OTCMKTS:TILCF)

Risk & Volatility

Till Capital has a beta of -0.48, suggesting that its share price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marketing Alliance has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Till Capital and Marketing Alliance”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Till Capital	N/A	N/A	-$2.10 million	($0.55)	-3.31
Marketing Alliance	$21.37 million	0.48	$470,000.00	$0.11	12.73

Marketing Alliance has higher revenue and earnings than Till Capital. Till Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marketing Alliance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Till Capital and Marketing Alliance’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Till Capital	N/A	-17.79%	-17.59%
Marketing Alliance	3.62%	N/A	N/A

Summary

Marketing Alliance beats Till Capital on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Till Capital

Till Capital Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mineral exploration activities in Canada and the United States. The company explores for silver, gold, and other deposits. It owns various mineral royalties and exploration property option agreements. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

About Marketing Alliance

The Marketing Alliance, Inc. operates as a wholesale distributor of life insurance, annuities, and other financial service products in the United States. It also provides long term care insurance, disability insurance, and medicare supplement products. In addition, the company operates family entertainment space in Florida, Missouri, and North Carolina under the name of Monkey Joe’s; and provides construction, heavy equipment, and trenching services in Iowa. The Marketing Alliance, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.