Findev (OTCMKTS:TNSGF) versus Mentor Capital (OTCMKTS:MNTR) Critical Contrast

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Findev and Mentor Capital”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Findev	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.03)	-2.13
Mentor Capital	$170,000.00	4.85	-$570,000.00	($0.03)	-1.00

Findev has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mentor Capital. Findev is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mentor Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Findev and Mentor Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Findev	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mentor Capital	-266.16%	-23.74%	-18.87%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.9% of Findev shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of Mentor Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

About Findev

Findev Inc., a real estate finance company, provides real estate financing secured by investment properties and real estate developments in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. It targets real estate projects that include condominiums, purpose-built rentals, townhouses, low-rise/subdivisions, and retail developments. The company was formerly known as TransGaming Inc. and changed its name to Findev Inc. in October 2016. Findev Inc. is based in Toronto, Canada.

About Mentor Capital

Mentor Capital, Inc. is a private equity firm specializing in acquisitions and emerging growth investments. The firm provides passive equity funding and liquidity to smaller companies and owners in the medical, marijuana and social use cannabis companies. It invests in shelf IPO’s and public and private companies and seeks to provide public market access to owners of small private companies. The firm specializes in pre-IPO investments in Cannabis companies. It seeks to invest in energy sector of oil and gas, coal, uranium. In case of shelf IPO’s, the firm prefers to invest in companies with sales greater than $40 million. It prefers to take significant position in its portfolio companies. The firm invests only in companies that have earnings. Mentor Capital, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is based in Plano, Texas.