Barfresh Food Group (NASDAQ:BRFH) vs. Jammin Java (OTCMKTS:JAMN) Financial Survey

Barfresh Food Group (NASDAQ:BRFH) and Jammin Java (OTCMKTS:JAMN) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Barfresh Food Group and Jammin Java, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barfresh Food Group	1	0	1	0	2.00
Jammin Java	0	0	0	0	0.00

Barfresh Food Group presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 87.50%. Given Barfresh Food Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Barfresh Food Group is more favorable than Jammin Java.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Barfresh Food Group and Jammin Java”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barfresh Food Group	$10.72 million	4.76	-$2.83 million	($0.20)	-16.00
Jammin Java	N/A	N/A	-$230,000.00	N/A	N/A

Jammin Java has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barfresh Food Group.

Risk and Volatility

Barfresh Food Group has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jammin Java has a beta of 2.94, indicating that its share price is 194% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

22.7% of Barfresh Food Group shares are held by institutional investors. 34.2% of Barfresh Food Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Jammin Java shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Barfresh Food Group and Jammin Java’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barfresh Food Group	-27.38%	-176.38%	-74.25%
Jammin Java	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Barfresh Food Group beats Jammin Java on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Barfresh Food Group

Barfresh Food Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes ready-to-drink and ready-to-blend frozen beverages in the United States. It offers smoothies, shakes and frappes in various formats comprising ready-to-drink smoothie, easy pour, juice concentrates, and single serve. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

About Jammin Java

Jammin Java Corp. produces and sells roasted coffee under the Marley Coffee brand name in the United States and internationally. It distributes roasted coffee to grocery, retail, online, service, hospitality, office coffee service, and big box store industries. The company was formerly known as Marley Coffee Inc. and changed its name to Jammin Java Corp. in July 2009. Jammin Java Corp. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.