Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) and UMeWorld (OTCMKTS:UMEWF) Critical Survey

UMeWorld (OTCMKTS:UMEWF) and Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

73.6% of Tucows shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of UMeWorld shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Tucows shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares UMeWorld and Tucows’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UMeWorld	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tucows	-25.75%	N/A	-8.36%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares UMeWorld and Tucows”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UMeWorld	N/A	N/A	-$260,000.00	N/A	N/A
Tucows	$362.27 million	0.72	-$109.86 million	($8.97)	-2.63

UMeWorld has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Tucows.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for UMeWorld and Tucows, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UMeWorld	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tucows	1	0	0	0	1.00

Volatility and Risk

UMeWorld has a beta of -2.09, indicating that its share price is 309% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tucows has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tucows beats UMeWorld on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About UMeWorld

UMeWorld Limited, an integrated edible oil company, engages in the production of diacylglycerol) oil, palm oil, and oil palm derivative products. The company was formerly known as AlphaRx, Inc. and changed its name to UMeWorld Limited in March 2013. UMeWorld Limited was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Miami, Florida.

About Tucows

Tucows Inc. provides network access, domain name registration, email, mobile telephony, and other Internet services in North America and Europe. It operates in three segments: Ting, Wavelo and Tucows Domains. The Ting segment provides fiber and fixed wireless internet services. The Wavelo segment offers individual developer tools, subscription, billing management, network orchestration, and provisioning services. This segment also provides billing solutions under Platypus brand. The Tucows Domains segment offers name registration, as well as value added services under OpenSRS, eNom, Ascio, EPAG, and Hover brands. The company was formerly known as Infonautics, Inc. and changed its name to Tucows Inc. in August 2001. Tucows Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.