Critical Review: GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) & N-Viro International (OTCMKTS:NVIC)

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) and N-Viro International (OTCMKTS:NVIC) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares GFL Environmental and N-Viro International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GFL Environmental	56.61%	3.66%	1.50%
N-Viro International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for GFL Environmental and N-Viro International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GFL Environmental	1	2	11	1	2.80
N-Viro International	0	0	0	0	0.00

GFL Environmental currently has a consensus target price of $55.44, suggesting a potential upside of 42.33%. Given GFL Environmental’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe GFL Environmental is more favorable than N-Viro International.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GFL Environmental and N-Viro International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GFL Environmental	$4.73 billion	2.94	$2.74 billion	$6.80	5.73
N-Viro International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

GFL Environmental has higher revenue and earnings than N-Viro International.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.7% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.1% of N-Viro International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

GFL Environmental beats N-Viro International on 9 of the 10 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 N-Viro International

N-Viro International Corporation markets its N-Viro Fuel technology that produces a renewable alternative fuel product out of certain bio-organic wastes. N-Viro Fuel is a patented biomass alternative energy fuel process that produces a product that has physical and chemical characteristics similar to certain coals and is created from municipal biosolids, collectable animal manure, pulp and paper sludge, and other organic wastes. The company owns and licenses the N-Viro Process, a patented technology to treat and recycle wastewater sludges and other bio-organic wastes, utilizing certain alkaline by-products produced by the cement, lime, and other industries, as well as electric utilities. Its N-Viro Process stabilizes and pasteurizes sludge; reduces odors to acceptable levels; neutralizes or immobilizes various constituents; and generates N-Viro Soil, a product that has a granular appearance similar to soil and is used in various agricultural applications. In addition, the company is involved in the distribution and resale of alkaline admixtures. N-Viro International Corporation was founded in 1979 and is based in Toledo, Ohio.