Head-To-Head Contrast: HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR (OTCMKTS:HOWWY) versus Absolute Software (OTCMKTS:ALSWF)

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.2% of Absolute Software shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Absolute Software has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR and Absolute Software’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR	N/A	N/A	N/A
Absolute Software	10.16%	-23.28%	9.44%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR and Absolute Software”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR	$253.58 million	16.46	$1.15 billion	N/A	N/A
Absolute Software	$104.67 million	0.00	$10.64 million	$0.24	0.03

HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR has higher revenue and earnings than Absolute Software.

Dividends

HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Absolute Software pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3,871.0%. Absolute Software pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

About HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR

Hopewell Holdings Limited (“HHL”), the Hong Kong-based group, was listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in 1972. HHL and its subsidiaries are active in the fields of property development and investment, investment in infrastructure projects, hotel investment and management, restaurant operations and food catering.

About Absolute Software

Absolute Software Corp. engages in the provision of cloud-based service that supports the management and security of computing devices, applications, and data for a variety of organizations. Its solutions includes education, financial services, general date protection regulations (GDPR) compliance, government, healthcare, professional services, and technology solutions such as Absolute for Android, and Absolute for Chromebook. The company was founded on November 24, 1993 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.