Critical Analysis: CBL International (NASDAQ:BANL) and BingEx (NASDAQ:FLX)

CBL International (NASDAQ:BANL) and BingEx (NASDAQ:FLX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

CBL International has a beta of -1.25, meaning that its share price is 225% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BingEx has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for CBL International and BingEx, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBL International	1	0	0	0	1.00
BingEx	1	0	1	0	2.00

BingEx has a consensus target price of $4.70, indicating a potential upside of 68.46%. Given BingEx’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BingEx is more favorable than CBL International.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of CBL International shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CBL International and BingEx”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBL International	$592.52 million	0.02	-$3.87 million	N/A	N/A
BingEx	$570.86 million	0.27	$15.65 million	$0.25	11.16

BingEx has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CBL International.

Profitability

This table compares CBL International and BingEx’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBL International	N/A	N/A	N/A
BingEx	2.75%	20.09%	13.10%

Summary

BingEx beats CBL International on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CBL International

CBL International Limited, a marine fuel logistics company, provides vessel refueling solutions in Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Singapore, and internationally. It facilitates vessel refueling between ship operators and local physical distributors/traders by purchasing marine fuel, including both fossil fuel and alternative fuel. The company’s services to its customers include vessel refueling options available at ports; arranges vessel refueling activities and local physical delivery of marine fuel; and coordinates vessel refueling schedule. It also offers trade credit; handles unforeseeable circumstances and provides contingency solutions; fulfills special requests related to vessel refueling; and handles disputes relates to quality and quantity issues on marine fuel. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. CBL International Limited operates as a subsidiary of CBL (Asia) Limited.

About BingEx

BingEx Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides on-demand courier services under the FlashEx brand name in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers Flash-Riders as service providers. It serves individual and business customers, including local retailers, restaurants, and logistics players through its mobile platform and website. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.