Financial Comparison: Chiyoda (OTCMKTS:CHYCY) versus TSS (NASDAQ:TSSI)

Chiyoda (OTCMKTS:CHYCY) and TSS (NASDAQ:TSSI) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Chiyoda and TSS”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chiyoda	$3.00 billion	0.17	$178.11 million	$0.29	6.72
TSS	$148.00 million	3.14	$5.98 million	$0.36	50.97

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

Profitability

This table compares Chiyoda and TSS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chiyoda	6.83%	127.16%	6.60%
TSS	3.43%	107.01%	8.66%

Volatility and Risk

Chiyoda has a beta of -0.1, indicating that its share price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TSS has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Chiyoda and TSS, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chiyoda	0	0	0	0	0.00
TSS	0	1	1	0	2.50

TSS has a consensus price target of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.72%. Given TSS’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TSS is more favorable than Chiyoda.

Summary

TSS beats Chiyoda on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chiyoda

Chiyoda Corporation engages in the integrated engineering business in Japan and internationally. It offers consulting, planning, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and maintenance services for facilities related to gas, electricity, petroleum, petrochemical, chemical, pharmaceutical, antipollution, environment, preservation, and others. The company also explores for oil, gas, and other mineral resources, as well as invests in and finances exploration activities. Chiyoda Corporation was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.

About TSS

TSS, Inc. offers planning, design, engineering, construction management, commissioning and maintenance services. It provides these services primarily for specialized facilities such as data centers, communications rooms, call centers, laboratories, trading floors, network operations centers, medical facilities and similar environments. TSS Inc., formerly known as Fortress International Group, Inc., is based in Columbia, United States.