Reviewing OneSpaWorld (NASDAQ:OSW) & TIX (OTCMKTS:TIXC)

OneSpaWorld (NASDAQ:OSW) and TIX (OTCMKTS:TIXC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation and risk.

Risk and Volatility

OneSpaWorld has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TIX has a beta of -2.21, indicating that its stock price is 321% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for OneSpaWorld and TIX, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OneSpaWorld	0	0	6	0	3.00
TIX	0	0	0	0	0.00

OneSpaWorld currently has a consensus target price of $22.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.30%. Given OneSpaWorld’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe OneSpaWorld is more favorable than TIX.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares OneSpaWorld and TIX”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OneSpaWorld	$895.02 million	2.40	$72.86 million	$0.68	30.78
TIX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

OneSpaWorld has higher revenue and earnings than TIX.

Profitability

This table compares OneSpaWorld and TIX’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OneSpaWorld	7.74%	15.93%	11.85%
TIX	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.0% of OneSpaWorld shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of OneSpaWorld shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.5% of TIX shares are owned 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.

Summary

OneSpaWorld beats TIX on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About OneSpaWorld

OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited operates health and wellness centers onboard cruise ships and at destination resorts worldwide. Its health and wellness centers offer services, such as traditional body, salon, and skin care services and products; self-service fitness facilities, specialized fitness classes, and personal fitness training; pain management, detoxifying programs, and body composition analyses; weight management programs and products; and medi-spa services. The company also provides its guests access to beauty and wellness brands, including ELEMIS, Grown Alchemist, Kérastase, Dysport, Restylane, Thermage, CoolSculpting, truSculpt 3D, truSculpt iD, Good Feet, and Hyperice with various brands offered in the cruise market. The company is based in Nassau, Bahamas.

About TIX

Tix Corporation, through its subsidiary, operates as an entertainment company in the United States and internationally. The company provides discount ticketing and discount dinner reservations services. It offers discount tickets under short-term, exclusive, and nonexclusive agreements in Las Vegas at a discount of up to 50 percent for same day shows, concerts, attractions, and tours, as well as discount dining and shopping offers. As of March 19, 2020, the company operated nine discount ticket stores in Las Vegas under its Tix4Tonight marquee; and tix4tonight.com, an online ticket sales site. In addition, it provides online booking services for shows, concerts, tours, attractions, and other entertainment and leisure activities. The company was formerly known as Cinema Ride, Inc. and changed its name to Tix Corporation in March 2005. Tix Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Studio City, California. On August 24, 2021, Tix Corporation, along with its affiliate, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada. The plan was later approved as Chapter 11 liquidation on February 7, 2022.