Financial Contrast: Studio City Ih (NYSE:MSC) versus Flight Centre (OTCMKTS:FGETF)

Studio City Ih (NYSE:MSC) and Flight Centre (OTCMKTS:FGETF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Studio City Ih and Flight Centre’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Studio City Ih	-9.66%	-10.34%	-2.17%
Flight Centre	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Studio City Ih and Flight Centre”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Studio City Ih	$687.15 million	1.10	-$105.83 million	($0.34)	-10.53
Flight Centre	$1.80 billion	N/A	$70.90 million	N/A	N/A

Flight Centre has higher revenue and earnings than Studio City Ih.

Risk and Volatility

Studio City Ih has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flight Centre has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Studio City Ih and Flight Centre, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Studio City Ih	1	0	0	0	1.00
Flight Centre	0	0	1	1	3.50

Summary

Flight Centre beats Studio City Ih on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Studio City Ih

Studio City International Holdings Limited operates an entertainment resort in Macau. It operates Studio City Casino, comprising gaming tables, including tables for VIP rolling chip operations and gaming machines; and resort, which offers various non-gaming attractions, including figure-8 ferris wheel, night club and karaoke venue, live performance arena, and an outdoor and indoor water park, as well as hotel rooms and various food and beverage establishments, and retail space. The company was formerly known as Cyber One Agents Limited and changed its name to Studio City International Holdings Limited in January 2012. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Central, Hong Kong. Studio City International Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of MCO Cotai Investments Limited.

About Flight Centre

Flight Centre Travel Group Limited provides travel retailing services for the leisure and corporate sectors in Australia, New Zealand, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and internationally. The company offers leisure travel services for the niche sectors, as well as mass, youth, premium, and cruise markets; and corporate travel services for organizations of various sizes across industries, as well as supplies products to its national and international network, or travel retail outlets. It also provides tour operations, hotel management, and destination management services. In addition, the company offers other travel related services, including foreign currency exchange and travel academies; recruitment marketing and bike retailing; and employee benefit services. It provides its services primarily under the Flight Centre brand, as well as other travel brands, such as Student Flights, Travel Associates, Liberty Travel, Infinity Holidays, GOGO Vacations, FCm Travel Solutions, Corporate Traveller, Stage and Screen, and cievents. The company was formerly known as Flight Centre Limited and changed its name to Flight Centre Travel Group Limited in November 2013. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in South Brisbane, Australia.