Analyzing Coca Cola Femsa (NYSE:KOF) & Baristas Coffee (OTCMKTS:BCCI)

Coca Cola Femsa (NYSE:KOF) and Baristas Coffee (OTCMKTS:BCCI) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Coca Cola Femsa and Baristas Coffee”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coca Cola Femsa	$15.22 billion	11.67	$1.32 billion	$5.94	17.79
Baristas Coffee	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Coca Cola Femsa has higher revenue and earnings than Baristas Coffee.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Coca Cola Femsa and Baristas Coffee, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coca Cola Femsa	0	4	5	0	2.56
Baristas Coffee	0	0	0	0	0.00

Coca Cola Femsa presently has a consensus target price of $114.20, suggesting a potential upside of 8.04%. Given Coca Cola Femsa’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Coca Cola Femsa is more favorable than Baristas Coffee.

Profitability

This table compares Coca Cola Femsa and Baristas Coffee’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coca Cola Femsa	7.84%	15.40%	7.18%
Baristas Coffee	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Coca Cola Femsa has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baristas Coffee has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Coca Cola Femsa beats Baristas Coffee on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Coca Cola Femsa

Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V., a franchise bottler, produces, markets, sells, and distributes Coca-Cola trademark beverages in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. The company offers sparkling beverages, including colas and flavored sparkling beverages; waters; other non-carbonated beverages comprising juice drinks, coffee, teas, milk, value-added dairy products, sports and energy drinks, and plant-based drinks; and alcoholic beverages, such as hard seltzer under the Topo Chico brand name. It also distributes and sells Heineken, Estrella Galicia, Therezópolis, and Campari beer products, as well as Perfetti confectionary and chewing gum in its Brazilian territories; and Monster products. The company sells its products to distributors, retail outlets, wholesale supermarkets, discount and convenience stores, retailers, points-of-sale outlets, restaurants, bars, stadiums, auditoriums, theaters, and home deliveries. Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

About Baristas Coffee

Barista Coffee Company, Inc., doing business as Baristas, operates as a specialty drive-through beverage retailer in the United States. The company offers hot and cold beverages, including specialty coffees, blended teas, and other custom drinks, as well as smoothies, fresh-baked pastries, and other confections. It also provides beverages, such as hot apple cider, hot chocolate, frozen coffees, and other products. In addition, the company promotes and sells Baristas merchandise, calendars, mugs, T-shirts, and hats. Barista Coffee Company, Inc. also sells its merchandise and other novelties through its baristas.tv Website. The company was formerly known as Innovative Communications, Inc. and changed its name to Barista Coffee Company, Inc. in May 2010. Barista Coffee Company, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Kent, Washington.