Reviewing MetaWorks Platforms (OTCMKTS:MWRK) and Exela Technologies (NASDAQ:XELA)

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares MetaWorks Platforms and Exela Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MetaWorks Platforms	$410,000.00	8.28	-$5.65 million	($0.08)	-0.45
Exela Technologies	$1.02 billion	0.00	-$125.16 million	($8.57)	0.00

MetaWorks Platforms has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Exela Technologies. MetaWorks Platforms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exela Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.1% of MetaWorks Platforms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.3% of Exela Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Exela Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares MetaWorks Platforms and Exela Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MetaWorks Platforms	N/A	-249.65%	-157.91%
Exela Technologies	-4.87%	N/A	-8.48%

Volatility and Risk

MetaWorks Platforms has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exela Technologies has a beta of 1.96, indicating that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Exela Technologies beats MetaWorks Platforms on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MetaWorks Platforms

MetaWorks Platforms, Inc. provides blockchain and Web3 development platform. It offers turnkey set of services for companies to develop and integrate blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies into their business operations. The company provides business development and technical services; blockchain and technology program management services; customer development services; business launch services; and post-business launch support services. The company was formerly known as CurrencyWorks Inc. and changed its name to MetaWorks Platforms, Inc. in August 2022. MetaWorks Platforms, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Fairfield, California.

About Exela Technologies

Exela Technologies, Inc. (Exela), formerly Quinpario Acquisition Corp. 2, is engaged in providing information and transaction processing solutions. The Company’s segments include Information and Transaction Processing Solutions (ITPS), Healthcare Solutions (HS) and Legal & Loss Prevention Services (LLPS). ITPS provides industry solutions for banking and financial services, including lending solutions for mortgages, banking solutions for clearing, anti-money laundering, sanctions, cross-border settlement; property and casualty insurance solutions for enrollments, and communications. The HS segment offerings include integrated accounts payable and accounts receivable, and information management for both the healthcare payer and provider markets. The LLPS segment solutions include processing of legal claims for class action and mass action settlement administrations, involving project management support, notification and collection, analysis, and distribution of settlement funds.