Financial Review: Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) and Ceconomy (OTCMKTS:MTTRY)

Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) and Ceconomy (OTCMKTS:MTTRY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Maison Solutions and Ceconomy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maison Solutions	1	1	1	0	2.00
Ceconomy	0	0	0	1	4.00

Maison Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 802.91%. Given Maison Solutions’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Maison Solutions is more favorable than Ceconomy.

Risk & Volatility

Maison Solutions has a beta of 5.27, indicating that its share price is 427% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ceconomy has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 64.7% of Maison Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Maison Solutions and Ceconomy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maison Solutions	-0.88%	-2.83%	-0.40%
Ceconomy	0.71%	38.36%	2.07%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Maison Solutions and Ceconomy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maison Solutions	$124.22 million	0.07	$1.17 million	($0.04)	-11.77
Ceconomy	$24.34 billion	N/A	$82.44 million	$0.07	13.29

Ceconomy has higher revenue and earnings than Maison Solutions. Maison Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ceconomy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Ceconomy beats Maison Solutions on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Maison Solutions

Maison Solutions Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the specialty grocery retailer in California. The company offers perishable products, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit; non-perishable products, including grocery products comprising cooking utensils, canned foods, Chinese and Asian seasonings and spices, and snacks, as well as liquor, cigarette, lottery, newspaper, reusable bag, non-food, and health products, and general merchandise, beauty care, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services in its stores. It also offers its products online. The company was formerly known as Maison International, Inc. and changed its name to Maison Solutions Inc. in September 2021. Maison Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Monterey Park, California.

About Ceconomy

Ceconomy AG, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the consumer electronics retail business. It operates stores under the MediaMarkt and Saturn brands. The company offers professional assistance for the installation, connection, and troubleshooting of electronic devices at home under the Deutsche Technikberatung brand. It operates in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Hungary, as well as in Western, Southern, and Eastern Europe. Ceconomy AG is based in Düsseldorf, Germany.