BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF – Get Free Report) and CIMG (NASDAQ:IMG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for BranchOut Food and CIMG, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BranchOut Food | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| CIMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
2.6% of BranchOut Food shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of CIMG shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.8% of BranchOut Food shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of CIMG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BranchOut Food | $6.52 million | 3.78 | -$4.75 million | ($0.65) | -3.22 |
| CIMG | $1.93 million | 28.20 | -$8.97 million | ($7.37) | -0.04 |
BranchOut Food has higher revenue and earnings than CIMG. BranchOut Food is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CIMG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares BranchOut Food and CIMG’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BranchOut Food | -51.87% | -187.09% | -42.52% |
| CIMG | N/A | -376.14% | -159.81% |
Volatility and Risk
BranchOut Food has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CIMG has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
BranchOut Food beats CIMG on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BranchOut Food
BranchOut Food Inc. develops, markets, sells, and distributes plant-based dehydrated fruit and vegetable snacks, and powders in the United States. The company offers dehydrated fruit and vegetable-based snacks, including avocado chips, chewy banana bites, pineapple chips, brussels sprout crisps, and bell pepper crisps; avocado, banana, and blueberry powders; and industrial ingredients, such as bulk avocado powder, dried avocado pieces, and other fruit powders/pieces. It also provides chocolate covered fruit items and private label products for retailers. The company was formerly known as AvoLov, LLC and changed its name to BranchOut Food Inc. in November 2021. BranchOut Food Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Bend, Oregon.
About CIMG
CIMG Inc. is a digital marketing, sales and distribution company for various consumer products with focuses on food and beverages. CIMG Inc., formerly known as NUZEE INC., is based in BEIJING.
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