Analyzing Eastside Distilling (BLNE) & Its Peers

Profitability

This table compares Eastside Distilling and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastside Distilling	-74.63%	-2,066.36%	-31.99%
Eastside Distilling Competitors	-67.80%	-225.50%	-17.07%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.6% of Eastside Distilling shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.2% of shares of all “Beverages” companies are held by institutional investors. 20.4% of Eastside Distilling shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of shares of all “Beverages” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Eastside Distilling and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eastside Distilling	$9.54 million	-$7.53 million	-0.05
Eastside Distilling Competitors	$15.27 billion	$1.97 billion	62.79

Eastside Distilling’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Eastside Distilling. Eastside Distilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Eastside Distilling has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastside Distilling’s peers have a beta of 1.17, meaning that their average stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Eastside Distilling peers beat Eastside Distilling on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

Eastside Distilling Company Profile

Eastside Distilling, Inc. manufactures, acquires, blends, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells various alcoholic beverages. It operates through two segments, Spirits and Craft Canning and Bottling. The company provides whiskey under the Burnside Whiskey brand; vodka under the Portland Potato Vodka brand; rum under the Hue-Hue Coffee Rum brand; and tequila under the Azuñia Tequila brand. It also offers gin and ready-to-drink products; and canning and bottling services to the craft beer and cider industries. The company sells its products on a wholesale basis to distributors in the United States. Eastside Distilling, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.