Reviewing A Clean Slate (OTCMKTS:DRWN) and Crawford & Company (NYSE:CRD.B)

A Clean Slate (OTCMKTS:DRWN) and Crawford & Company (NYSE:CRD.B) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for A Clean Slate and Crawford & Company, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
A Clean Slate	0	0	0	0	0.00
Crawford & Company	1	0	0	0	1.00

Given A Clean Slate’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe A Clean Slate is more favorable than Crawford & Company.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares A Clean Slate and Crawford & Company”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
A Clean Slate	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crawford & Company	$1.31 billion	0.38	$19.63 million	$0.36	28.49

Crawford & Company has higher revenue and earnings than A Clean Slate.

Risk & Volatility

A Clean Slate has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crawford & Company has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

11.0% of Crawford & Company shares are held by institutional investors. 19.1% of A Clean Slate shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.0% of Crawford & Company shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares A Clean Slate and Crawford & Company’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
A Clean Slate	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crawford & Company	1.37%	24.21%	5.46%

Summary

Crawford & Company beats A Clean Slate on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About A Clean Slate

Quantum Medical Transport, Inc., doing business as Quantum Medical Data Services, operates as a medical blockchain data services company. It is developing a medical blockchain technology for secure data storage and data transfer. The company was formerly known as A Clean Slate, Inc. and changed its name to Quantum Medical Transport, Inc. in August 2015. Quantum Medical Transport, Inc. is based in Sugar Land, Texas.

About Crawford & Company

Crawford & Co. engages in the provision of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers, and corporates. It operates through the following segments: Crawford Loss Adjusting, Crawford TPA Solutions, and Crawford Platform Solutions. The Crawford Loss Adjusting segment consists of adjusting services provided to insurance companies and self-insured entities related to property and casualty losses caused by physical damage to commercial and residential real property and certain types of personal property. The Crawford TPA Solutions segment provides third party administration for workers’ compensation, auto and liability, disability absence management, medical management, and accident and health to corporations, brokers, and insurers worldwide. The Crawford Platform Solutions segment is involved in the management of contractor networks and the provision of claims management services to insurance companies and self-insured entities related to property, casualty, and catastrophic losses. The company was founded by Jim Crawford in 1941 and is headquartered in Peachtree Corners, GA.