GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) vs. JBDI (NASDAQ:JBDI) Financial Comparison

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) and JBDI (NASDAQ:JBDI) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares GFL Environmental and JBDI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GFL Environmental	50.99%	3.06%	1.21%
JBDI	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for GFL Environmental and JBDI, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GFL Environmental	0	2	12	2	3.00
JBDI	1	0	0	0	1.00

GFL Environmental presently has a consensus target price of $57.08, indicating a potential upside of 30.29%. Given GFL Environmental’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GFL Environmental is more favorable than JBDI.

Volatility & Risk

GFL Environmental has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBDI has a beta of -1.82, indicating that its share price is 282% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GFL Environmental and JBDI”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GFL Environmental	$5.62 billion	2.80	-$527.43 million	$6.38	6.87
JBDI	$8.44 million	1.77	-$2.72 million	N/A	N/A

JBDI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GFL Environmental.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of GFL Environmental 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

GFL Environmental beats JBDI on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GFL Environmental

GFL Environmental Inc. offers non-hazardous solid waste management and environmental services in Canada and the United States. It offers solid waste management, liquid waste management, and soil remediation services, including collection, transportation, transfer, recycling, and disposal services for municipal, residential, and commercial, and industrial customers. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Vaughan, Canada.

About JBDI

JBDI Holdings Limited engages in the trading of reconditioned and recycling containers in Singapore and the Southeast Asia region. The company offers reconditioning and recycling drums, including open top drums, metal drums, plastic drums, plastic carboys, and intermediate bulk containers, as well as new drums, and collects waste drums and related products. It serves solvent, chemical, petroleum, and edible product oil industries. The company was founded in 1983 and is based in Singapore. JBDI Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of E U Holdings Pte. Ltd.