LIZHI (NASDAQ:SOGP) vs. Sharp (OTCMKTS:SHCAY) Financial Analysis

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.6% of LIZHI shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of LIZHI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Sharp and LIZHI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sharp	3.12%	17.61%	1.95%
LIZHI	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sharp and LIZHI”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sharp	$14.19 billion	0.26	$238.22 million	$0.16	8.77
LIZHI	$278.36 million	0.33	-$9.53 million	N/A	N/A

Sharp has higher revenue and earnings than LIZHI.

Volatility & Risk

Sharp has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LIZHI has a beta of 3, suggesting that its stock price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sharp beats LIZHI on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sharp

Sharp Corporation manufactures and sells telecommunication equipment, electric and electronic application equipment, and electronic components in Japan, China, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Smart Life, 8K Ecosystem, ICT, Display Device, and Electronic Device. The Smart Life segment offers refrigerators, superheated steam ovens, microwave ovens, small cooking appliances, air conditioners, washing machines, vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, electric fans, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, electric heaters, plasmacluster ion generators, beauty appliances, electronic dictionaries, calculators, telephones, network control units, solar cells, storage batteries, etc. The 8K Ecosystem segment provides color televisions, Blu-ray disc recorders, audio equipment, multi-function printers, information displays, commercial projectors, POS system equipment, FA equipment, options/consumables, software, face masks, etc., as well as office-related solutions services. The ICT segment offers mobile phones, personal computers, tablet devices, routers, etc. The Display Device segments provides display modules, in-vehicle cameras, etc. The Electronic Device segment offers camera modules, sensor modules, proximity sensors, dust sensors, wafer foundries, CMOS / CCD sensors, semiconductor lasers, etc. The company was formerly known as Hayakawa Electric Industry Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Sharp Corporation in January 1970. Sharp Corporation was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Sakai, Japan.

About LIZHI

Sound Group Inc. operates as an audio-centric social and entertainment company. It focuses on building audio platform to connect and communicate. The company, through its product portfolio and in-house technologies, caters to user interest in audio entertainment and social networking. The company was formerly known as LIZHI INC. and changed its name to Sound Group Inc. in January 2024. Sound Group Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Singapore.