CIMG (NASDAQ:IMG – Get Free Report) and Nocera (NASDAQ:NCRA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.
Risk & Volatility
CIMG has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nocera has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares CIMG and Nocera”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CIMG | $1.93 million | 23.71 | -$8.97 million | ($2.21) | -0.11 |
| Nocera | $17.01 million | 1.45 | -$2.35 million | ($0.16) | -10.75 |
Nocera has higher revenue and earnings than CIMG. Nocera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CIMG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for CIMG and Nocera, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CIMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Nocera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares CIMG and Nocera’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CIMG | N/A | -376.14% | -159.81% |
| Nocera | -16.25% | -53.87% | -42.50% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
23.4% of CIMG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of Nocera shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of CIMG shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Nocera shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Nocera beats CIMG on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CIMG
CIMG Inc. is a digital marketing, sales and distribution company for various consumer products with focuses on food and beverages. CIMG Inc., formerly known as NUZEE INC., is based in BEIJING.
About Nocera
Nocera, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and produces recirculating aquaculture systems for fish farms in Taiwan. The company also offers consulting, technology transfer, and aquaculture project management services to new and existing aquaculture management business services. In addition, the company sells signature seafood porridge bowl through its flagship bento box store. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
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