Financial Review: GigaMedia (NASDAQ:GIGM) & Xtreme Fighting Championships (OTCMKTS:DKMR)

Xtreme Fighting Championships (OTCMKTS:DKMR) and GigaMedia (NASDAQ:GIGM) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Xtreme Fighting Championships and GigaMedia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xtreme Fighting Championships	N/A	N/A	N/A
GigaMedia	-43.36%	-5.36%	-5.02%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Xtreme Fighting Championships and GigaMedia, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xtreme Fighting Championships	0	0	0	0	0.00
GigaMedia	1	0	0	0	1.00

Given Xtreme Fighting Championships’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Xtreme Fighting Championships is more favorable than GigaMedia.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

13.5% of GigaMedia shares are owned by institutional investors. 82.2% of Xtreme Fighting Championships shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of GigaMedia shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Xtreme Fighting Championships and GigaMedia”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xtreme Fighting Championships	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GigaMedia	$4.63 million	3.55	-$1.55 million	($0.18)	-8.25

Xtreme Fighting Championships has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GigaMedia.

Summary

Xtreme Fighting Championships beats GigaMedia on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Xtreme Fighting Championships

Xtreme Fighting Championships, Inc. is an early stage development company, which entered into an investment into the sports entertainment market of mixed martial arts. The company was founded on May 3, 2006 and is headquartered in Miramar Beach, FL.

About GigaMedia

GigaMedia Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides digital entertainment services in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. The company owns and operates FunTown, a digital entertainment portal that offers mobile and browser-based casual games, as well as provides services such as player clubs, tournaments, avatars, friends and family messenger and online chatting systems, customer service, mobile platform, and customer platform. It also offers MahJong, a traditional Chinese tile-based game; casual card and table games; online card games; and chance-based games, including bingo, lotto, horse racing, Sic-Bo, slots, and other casual games. In addition, the company provides role-playing and sports games, such as Tales Runner, a multi-player online obstacle running game; Yume 100, a story-based game that targets female players; Akaseka, a female-oriented game; and Shinobi Master New Link, a male-oriented game. GigaMedia Limited was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.