Head to Head Survey: Vivendi (OTCMKTS:VIVHY) and B Communications (OTCMKTS:BCOMF)

Vivendi (OTCMKTS:VIVHY) and B Communications (OTCMKTS:BCOMF) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vivendi and B Communications”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vivendi	$321.42 million	N/A	-$6.50 billion	N/A	N/A
B Communications	$2.40 billion	0.29	$29.19 million	$0.28	23.88

B Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Vivendi.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Vivendi and B Communications, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vivendi	0	2	0	2	3.00
B Communications	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Vivendi and B Communications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vivendi	N/A	N/A	N/A
B Communications	1.16%	14.92%	2.83%

Volatility and Risk

Vivendi has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B Communications has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

B Communications beats Vivendi on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vivendi

Vivendi SE operates as an entertainment, media, and communication company in France, the rest of Europe, the Americas, Asia/Oceania, and Africa. It operates through Canal+ Group, Lagardère, Havas, Prisma Media, Gameloft, Vivendi Village, New Initiatives, and Generosity and Solidarity segments. The Canal+ Group segment publishes and distributes premium and thematic pay-TV and free-to-air channels; and produces, sells, and distributes movies and TV series. The Lagardère segment engages in the publishing, media, and travel retail activities. The Havas segment includes communications disciplines, such as creativity, media expertise, and healthcare/wellness. The Prisma Media segment publishes French magazines and online videos. The Gameloft segment engages in the creation and publishing of downloadable video games for various console-PC-mobile platforms, tablets, triple-play boxes, and smart TVs. The Vivendi Village segment provides ticketing services and live performances through Olympia production, festival production, and venues. The New Initiatives segment operates Dailymotion, a video content aggregation and distribution platform, as well as develops ultra-high-speed Internet service. The Generosity and Solidarity segment operates CanalOlympia; and Vivendi Foundation, a Create Joy solidarity program, which supports initial and professional training projects. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

About B Communications

B Communications Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides a range of telecommunications services for business and private customers in Israel. It operates through Interior Landline Communication, Cellular Communication, Bezeq International Services, and Multi-Channel TV segments. The company offers landline interior communications, including telephony, internet services and infrastructure, transmission and data communication, and wholesale services; and cellular radio-telephone services. It is also involved in the installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment and systems in the field of cellular communications; distribution of television and radio broadcasts; and marketing of equipment. In addition, the company provides international communication, network endpoint, and ICT solutions; and digital multi-channel TV broadcasting services to subscriptions over satellite and over the internet, as well as value-added services to subscribers. The company was formerly known as 012 Smile. Communications Ltd. and changed its name to B Communications Ltd. in March 2010. B Communications Ltd was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.