Head-To-Head Review: Asos Pls (OTCMKTS:ASOMY) vs. FIGS (NYSE:FIGS)

Asos Pls (OTCMKTS:ASOMY) and FIGS (NYSE:FIGS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

92.2% of FIGS shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of FIGS shares are held by 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.

Profitability

This table compares Asos Pls and FIGS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Asos Pls	N/A	N/A	N/A
FIGS	5.43%	8.41%	6.33%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Asos Pls and FIGS, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Asos Pls	0	0	0	2	4.00
FIGS	0	5	4	2	2.73

FIGS has a consensus target price of $14.93, indicating a potential downside of 7.59%. Given FIGS’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FIGS is more favorable than Asos Pls.

Volatility and Risk

Asos Pls has a beta of 2.28, suggesting that its share price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FIGS has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Asos Pls and FIGS”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Asos Pls	$3.23 billion	0.10	-$388.99 million	N/A	N/A
FIGS	$631.10 million	4.26	$34.25 million	$0.19	85.03

FIGS has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Asos Pls.

Summary

FIGS beats Asos Pls on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Asos Pls

ASOS Plc operates as an online fashion retailer in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, and internationally. It offers womenswear and menswear products. The company sells its products under the ASOS Design, ASOS Edition, ASOS Luxe, ASOS 4505, Collusion, Reclaimed Vintage, Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, HIIT, AsYou, Dark Future, UNRVLLD/SPPLY, Crooked Tongues, Daysocial, Actual, and Weekend Collective brands, as well as through third-party brands. It is also involved in the employer of marketing staff and payment processing businesses, as well as acts as a vehicle for issue of convertible bonds. ASOS Plc was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About FIGS

FIGS, Inc. operates as a direct-to-consumer healthcare apparel and lifestyle company in the United States and internationally. It designs and sells healthcare apparel and scrubwear and non-scrubwear offerings, such as outerwear, underscrubs, footwear, compression socks, lab coats, loungewear, and other apparel. It also offers sports bras, performance leggings, tops, super-soft pima cotton tops, vests, fleeces, and jackets; necessities, scrub caps, lanyards, badge reels, tote bags, baseball caps, and beanies. The company markets and sells its products to healthcare professionals through its direct-to-consumer digital platform comprising website, mobile app, and B2B business, as well as retail store. FIGS, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. FIGS, Inc.