Analyzing Cosan (NYSE:CSAN) and China Energy Recovery (OTCMKTS:CGYV)

Cosan (NYSE:CSAN) and China Energy Recovery (OTCMKTS:CGYV) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cosan and China Energy Recovery”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cosan	$8.15 billion	0.25	-$1.75 billion	$1.32	3.28
China Energy Recovery	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

China Energy Recovery has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cosan.

Profitability

This table compares Cosan and China Energy Recovery’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cosan	-28.08%	-27.61%	-8.25%
China Energy Recovery	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Cosan and China Energy Recovery, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cosan	2	2	1	1	2.17
China Energy Recovery	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cosan currently has a consensus price target of $9.47, indicating a potential upside of 118.88%. Given Cosan’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cosan is more favorable than China Energy Recovery.

Risk and Volatility

Cosan has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Energy Recovery has a beta of -1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 209% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cosan beats China Energy Recovery on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cosan

Cosan S.A. engages in the fuel distribution business. It operates through Raízen, Compass, Moove, Rumo, and Radar segments. The company’s Raízen segment engages in the production, commercialization, origination, and trading of ethanol, bioenergy, renewable sources, and sugar; trading and resale of electricity; and distribution and commercialization of fuels and lubricants. Its Compass segment distributes piped natural gas to industrial, residential, commercial, automotive, and cogeneration customers; and develops infrastructure projects in a regasification terminal, offshore gas pipeline, and thermal generation projects utilizing natural gas, as well as commercialization of electricity and natural gas. The company’s Moove segment produces and distributes lubricants under the Comma brand. Its Rumo segment provides logistics services for rail transportation, port storage, and loading of goods, including grains and sugar; and leases locomotives, wagons, and another railroad equipment, as well as operates containers. The company’s Radar segment manages agricultural property. It operates in Brazil, England, France, Spain and Portugal, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay, the United States, Asia, and internationally. Cosan S.A. was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

About China Energy Recovery

China Energy Recovery, Inc. designs, manufactures, installs, and services waste heat recovery systems in China. The company’s energy recovery systems capture industrial waste energy to produce electrical power, which enables industrial manufacturers to reduce their energy costs, shrink their emissions footprint, and generate saleable emissions credits. It serves petrochemical, paper manufacturing, refining/power generation, coke processing, cement, and steel industries. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.