Assa Abloy (OTCMKTS:ASAZY) and FGI Industries (NASDAQ:FGI) Critical Comparison

Assa Abloy (OTCMKTS:ASAZY) and FGI Industries (NASDAQ:FGI) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Assa Abloy and FGI Industries”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Assa Abloy	$15.58 billion	2.50	$1.50 billion	$0.79	22.13
FGI Industries	$130.53 million	0.13	-$6.14 million	($2.08)	-4.30

Assa Abloy has higher revenue and earnings than FGI Industries. FGI Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Assa Abloy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Assa Abloy has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FGI Industries has a beta of 2.29, meaning that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Assa Abloy and FGI Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Assa Abloy	10.82%	15.56%	7.59%
FGI Industries	-3.07%	10.02%	2.28%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Assa Abloy and FGI Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Assa Abloy	0	3	4	1	2.75
FGI Industries	1	1	1	0	2.00

FGI Industries has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.25%. Given FGI Industries’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FGI Industries is more favorable than Assa Abloy.

Summary

Assa Abloy beats FGI Industries on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Assa Abloy

ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) provides door opening and access products, solutions, and services for the institutional, commercial, and residential markets in Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, North and South America, Asia, and Oceania. The company provides digital access solutions, such as electronic access control ecosystem, wireless solutions, electronic key solutions, standalone access solutions, and wired solutions; swing, revolving, and sliding doors; mechanical products, including hinges, lever handles, mortise lockcases, euro profile cylinders, panic exit devices, door closers, floor spring, and general hardware; and doors. It offers Openings Studio, a building information modeling software ecosystem is collaboration tool for designing, documenting, and managing openings. The company provides its products primarily under the ASSA ABLOY, Yale, and HID brands. It sells its products through distributors and wholesalers. The company serves aviation, education, distribution and logistics, entertainment and public facility, finance and banking, government and military, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, mining, office and enterprise, homes and residence, retail, shipyards, and transportation industries. ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) was incorporated in 1954 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

About FGI Industries

FGI Industries ltd. supplies kitchen and bath products in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company sells sanitaryware products, such as toilets, sinks, pedestals, and toilet seats; wood and wood-substitute furniture for bathrooms, including vanities, mirrors, laundry, medicine cabinets, and other storage systems; shower systems; and customer kitchen cabinetry and other accessory items under the Foremost, avenue, contrac, Jetcoat, rosenberg, and Covered Bridge Cabinetry brand names. It sells its products through home center retailers, online retailers, distributors, and independent dealers. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey. FGI Industries Ltd. is a subsidiary of Foremost Groups Ltd.