Financial Analysis: Southland (NASDAQ:SLND) vs. SKK (NASDAQ:SKK)

Southland (NASDAQ:SLND) and SKK (NASDAQ:SKK) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.8% of Southland shares are held by institutional investors. 73.4% of Southland shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Southland and SKK’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Southland	-10.38%	-47.71%	-8.75%
SKK	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Southland and SKK”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Southland	$603.01 million	0.06	-$19.25 million	($7.46)	-0.09
SKK	$12.95 million	0.73	-$2.92 million	N/A	N/A

SKK has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Southland.

Volatility and Risk

Southland has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SKK has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Southland and SKK, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Southland	0	1	0	0	2.00
SKK	1	0	0	0	1.00

About Southland

Southland Holdings, Inc. engages in specialty infrastructure construction business in North America and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Civil and Transportation. The Civil segment designs and constructs water pipelines, pump stations, lift stations, water and wastewater treatment plants, concrete and structural steel, outfall, and tunneling. The Transportation segment designs and constructs bridges, roadways, marine, dredging, ship terminals and piers, and specialty structures and facilities, as well as convention centers, sports stadiums, marine facilities, and ferris wheels. Southland Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Grapevine, Texas.

About SKK

SKK Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides civil engineering services in Singapore. It undertakes subsurface utility works, such as power and telecommunication cable laying works, water pipeline works, and sewer rehabilitation works. The company also offers gas pipeline and sewer construction works; and underground piping, underground utility infrastructure construction and maintenance, horizontal directional drilling, and plumbing and sanitary works. It serves government authorities, utility companies, or contractors. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Singapore.