Contrasting ITEX (OTCMKTS:ITEX) and Future FinTech Group (NASDAQ:FTFT)

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ITEX and Future FinTech Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ITEX	$6.13 million	1.06	$700,000.00	N/A	N/A
Future FinTech Group	$2.03 million	3.01	-$33.65 million	N/A	N/A

ITEX has higher revenue and earnings than Future FinTech Group.

Volatility & Risk

ITEX has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Future FinTech Group has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ITEX and Future FinTech Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ITEX	N/A	N/A	N/A
Future FinTech Group	-202.56%	-97.68%	-66.99%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Future FinTech Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.0% of ITEX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Future FinTech Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ITEX beats Future FinTech Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ITEX

ITEX Corporation operates a marketplace in which products and services are exchanged by marketplace members without exchanging cash in the United States. The company’s marketplace provides a forum for members to purchase from and sell their products and services to other members using ITEX dollars instead of United States dollars. It also administers the marketplace, as well as provides record-keeping and payment transaction processing services. In addition, the company services its member businesses through its independent licensed brokers and franchise network. ITEX Corporation was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

About Future FinTech Group

Future FinTech Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates online shopping platforms in People’s Republic of China. It operates in three segments: Supply Chain Financing Service and Trading Business, Asset Management Service, and Others. The company offers cross-border money transfer service, brokerage and investment banking, and cryptocurrency mining farm business. It also engages in the trading of coal, aluminum ingots, sand, and steel; and E-commerce, digital wallet safety management, blockchain code auditing and operations, cryptocurrency mining, metaverse and big data maintenance services. The company was formerly known as SkyPeople Fruit Juice, Inc. and changed its name to Future FinTech Group Inc. in June 2017. Future FinTech Group Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.