Reviewing Jeffs’ Brands (NASDAQ:JFBR) & Monotaro (OTCMKTS:MONOY)

Monotaro (OTCMKTS:MONOY) and Jeffs’ Brands (NASDAQ:JFBR) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Monotaro and Jeffs’ Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Monotaro	0	1	0	0	2.00
Jeffs’ Brands	1	0	0	0	1.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Monotaro and Jeffs’ Brands”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Monotaro	$1.91 billion	3.70	$173.82 million	$0.50	28.16
Jeffs’ Brands	$13.69 million	0.12	-$7.80 million	N/A	N/A

Monotaro has higher revenue and earnings than Jeffs’ Brands.

Risk and Volatility

Monotaro has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jeffs’ Brands has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Monotaro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.9% of Jeffs’ Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.3% of Jeffs’ Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Monotaro and Jeffs’ Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monotaro	9.57%	34.43%	24.44%
Jeffs’ Brands	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Monotaro beats Jeffs’ Brands on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Monotaro

MonotaRO Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates an online MRO products store in Japan and internationally. The company offers safety protective equipment, work clothes, and safety shoes; logistics, storage, and packing supplies; tapes; safety, disaster prevention, and crime prevention products; safety signs; ship and fishing supplies; office supplies; office furniture/lighting/cleaning supplies; cutting tools and abrasives; measurement and surveying equipment; hand tools/electric and pneumatic tools; sprays, oils, greases, and paints; adhesives and repair materials; welding supplies; and piping and water related components/pumps/pneumatic and hydraulic equipment/hoses. It also provides mechanical parts; control equipment; soldering and anti-static products; architectural hardware, building materials, painting, and interior supplies; air conditioning and electrical equipment; electrical materials; screws, bolts, nails, and materials; automotive supplies; truck supplies; motorcycle supplies; bicycle supplies; scientific research and development supplies; clean room supplies; kitchen equipment and store supplies; agricultural and gardening supplies; and medical and nursing supplies. It serves factories, construction, automobile maintenance, and other industries. The company was formerly known as Sumisho Grainger Co., Ltd. and changed its name to MonotaRO Co., Ltd. in February 2006. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan. MonotaRO Co., Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Grainger Global Holdings, Inc.

About Jeffs’ Brands

Jeffs’ Brands Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an e-commerce company. It engages in the sale of various consumer products on Amazon online marketplace. The company offers knife-sharpening sets, sharpeners, and nonslip rubber bases under the KnifePlanet brand; steel and soft-tip dart sets under the CC-Exquisite brand; car door and sets protectors for pets under the PetEvo brand; and bag sets and party supply kits for children under the Whoobli brand. It also provides reusable, self-cleansing pet hair removers for cats and dogs under the Wellted brand; and pest control products under the Fort brand. In addition, the company owns and operates Wellution, an Amazon food supplements and cosmetics brand. It offers its products primarily to individual online consumers. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Bnei Brak, Israel.