Reviewing NextPlat (NASDAQ:NXPL) & CP ALL Public (OTCMKTS:CPPCY)

CP ALL Public (OTCMKTS:CPPCY) and NextPlat (NASDAQ:NXPL) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CP ALL Public and NextPlat”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CP ALL Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.86	1.28
NextPlat	$48.89 million	0.49	-$10.46 million	($3.67)	-2.43

CP ALL Public has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NextPlat. NextPlat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CP ALL Public, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares CP ALL Public and NextPlat’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CP ALL Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
NextPlat	-20.38%	-54.66%	-34.82%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for CP ALL Public and NextPlat, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CP ALL Public	0	0	0	0	0.00
NextPlat	1	1	1	0	2.00

NextPlat has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.46%. Given NextPlat’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NextPlat is more favorable than CP ALL Public.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.3% of NextPlat shares are held by institutional investors. 46.1% of NextPlat shares are held by 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

NextPlat beats CP ALL Public on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CP ALL Public

CP ALL Public Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates and franchises convenience stores under the 7-Eleven name to other retailers primarily in Thailand. It operates through four segments: Convenience stores, Wholesale, Retail and Mall, and Other. The company also operates frozen food plants and bakeries; distributes various commercial cards and tickets, catalog merchandises, and food and non-food products; and retails health and beauty products. In addition, it offers bill payment, software development, information system design and development, logistics, digital healthcare, medical consultancy, delivery rental, storage, marketing and consulting, research and development, and microbiologic and scientific laboratory services. Further, the company engages in the e-commerce, insurance broker, and telecommunication businesses. Additionally, it operates training centers and educational institutions; produces ready meals; and trades and retails equipment, as well as offers maintenance of convenience stores equipment. The company was formerly known as C.P. Seven Eleven Public Company Limited. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Nonthaburi, Thailand.

About NextPlat

NextPlat Corp operates as a healthcare and e-commerce company in Europe, North America, South America, the Asia and Pacific, and Africa. The company operates full-service retail specialty services pharmacies that provides prescription pharmaceuticals prescription pharmaceuticals, third-party administration, risk and data management services, compounded medications, tele-pharmacy services, anti-retroviral medications, medication therapy management, contracted pharmacy services, and health practice risk management to healthcare organizations and providers, as well as supplies prescription medications to long-term care facilities. It also offers COVID-19 related diagnostics and vaccinations, and medication adherence packaging; and value-added services, such as prior authorization assistance, same-day home-medication delivery, on site provider consultation services, primary care reporting and analytics, and customized packaging solutions, as well as acquires and leases an e-commerce platform to collaborate with businesses to optimize their ability to sell their goods online. In addition, it operates e-commerce websites, as well as third-party e-commerce storefronts that provides mobile satellite services solutions for satellite-enabled voice, data, personnel and asset tracking, machine-to-machine, and internet of things connectivity services; voice, data communications, internet of things (IoT), and machine-to-machine services; tracking and monitoring solutions and services; satellite communications products; and GPS enabled emergency locator distress beacons. Further, it offers satellite tracking devices used to monitor the location, movements, and history of anything that moves; SolarTrack, a compact, lightweight, IoT tracking device powered by the sun; and GTCTrack, a subscription-based mapping and tracking portal. The company was formerly known as Orbsat Corp. and changed its name to NextPlat Corp in January 2022. NextPlat Corp is based in Coconut Grove, Florida.