Financial Survey: Carbon Sciences (OTCMKTS:DLOC) and ReposiTrak (NYSE:TRAK)

Carbon Sciences (OTCMKTS:DLOC) and ReposiTrak (NYSE:TRAK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Carbon Sciences and ReposiTrak”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carbon Sciences	$30,000.00	N/A	-$4.72 million	($0.01)	N/A
ReposiTrak	$22.61 million	10.63	$6.98 million	$0.36	36.50

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

Profitability

This table compares Carbon Sciences and ReposiTrak’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carbon Sciences	N/A	N/A	N/A
ReposiTrak	30.52%	14.37%	12.81%

Risk & Volatility

Carbon Sciences has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its share price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ReposiTrak has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Carbon Sciences and ReposiTrak, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carbon Sciences	0	0	0	0	0.00
ReposiTrak	0	1	0	0	2.00

Given Carbon Sciences’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Carbon Sciences is more favorable than ReposiTrak.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

27.4% of ReposiTrak shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Carbon Sciences shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.0% of ReposiTrak shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ReposiTrak beats Carbon Sciences on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Carbon Sciences

Digital Locations, Inc. operates as an aggregator, developer, and acquirer of small cell sites and cell towers for 5G services. The company intends to develop a portfolio of sites to meet the expected demand of growing 5G networks. It also provides web-based software, which provides a system and method for identifying wireless communication assets. The company was formerly known as Carbon Sciences, Inc. and changed its name to Digital Locations, Inc. in September 2017. Digital Locations, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Santa Barbara, California.

About ReposiTrak

Park City Group, Inc., a software-as-a-service provider, designs, develops, and markets proprietary software products in North America. The company offers ReposiTrak MarketPlace, a supplier discovery and B2B e-commerce solution; ReposiTrak Compliance and Food Safety solutions, which reduces potential regulatory and legal risk from their supply chain partners; and ReposiTrak Supply Chain solutions that enables customers to manage relationships with suppliers. It also provides ScoreTracker, Vendor Managed Inventory, Store Level Ordering and Replenishment, Enterprise Supply Chain Planning, Fresh Market Manager, and ActionManager supply chain solutions to manage inventory, product mix, and labor. In addition, the company offers business-consulting services to suppliers and retailers in the grocery, convenience store, and specialty retail industries, as well as professional consulting services. It primarily serves multi-store retail chains, wholesalers and distributors, and their suppliers. The company is headquartered in Murray, Utah.