Reviewing Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) and Greystone Logistics (OTCMKTS:GLGI)

Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) and Greystone Logistics (OTCMKTS:GLGI) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Yatsen and Greystone Logistics”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yatsen	$464.90 million	0.85	-$97.02 million	($0.69)	-6.12
Greystone Logistics	$57.87 million	0.15	$2.35 million	($0.04)	-7.80

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Yatsen and Greystone Logistics, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yatsen	1	0	0	0	1.00
Greystone Logistics	0	0	0	0	0.00

Volatility and Risk

Yatsen has a beta of -2.08, meaning that its stock price is 308% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greystone Logistics has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Yatsen and Greystone Logistics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yatsen	-11.54%	-15.36%	-11.80%
Greystone Logistics	-1.86%	-4.88%	-2.10%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.3% of Greystone Logistics shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.0% of Yatsen shares are owned 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.

Summary

Greystone Logistics beats Yatsen on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Yatsen

Yatsen Holding Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and sale of beauty products under the Perfect Diary, Little Ondine, Pink Bear, Abby’s Choice, GalÃnic, DR.WU, Eve Lom, and EANTiM brands in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers color cosmetics for lips, eyes, and face; skin care products, including face serums and creams, eye creams, masks, toners, makeup removers, cleansers, ampoules, and anti-acne patches; and beauty tools and kits, sunscreen products, and beauty devices. It sells its products through stores and online channel. The company was formerly known as Mangrove Bay Ecommerce Holding (Cayman) and changed its name to Yatsen Holding Limited in January 2019. Yatsen Holding Limited was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

About Greystone Logistics

Greystone Logistics, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets plastic pallets and pelletized recycled plastic resins in the United States. The company offers rackable, can, nestable, display, monoblock, half-barrel and slim keg stackable, drum, and mid duty pallets. It sells its pallets directly, as well as through a network of independent contractor distributors. The company was formerly known as PalWeb Corporation and changed its name to Greystone Logistics, Inc. in March 2005. Greystone Logistics, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.