Reviewing MINISO Group (NYSE:MNSO) and NextMart (OTCMKTS:NXMR)

NextMart (OTCMKTS:NXMR) and MINISO Group (NYSE:MNSO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares NextMart and MINISO Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextMart	N/A	N/A	N/A
MINISO Group	9.03%	18.98%	7.26%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for NextMart and MINISO Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NextMart	0	0	0	0	0.00
MINISO Group	1	2	3	0	2.33

MINISO Group has a consensus price target of $21.73, suggesting a potential upside of 103.78%. Given MINISO Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MINISO Group is more favorable than NextMart.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

17.2% of MINISO Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.4% of NextMart shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 73.5% of MINISO Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NextMart and MINISO Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NextMart	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MINISO Group	$3.07 billion	1.08	$167.62 million	$0.94	11.35

MINISO Group has higher revenue and earnings than NextMart.

Risk & Volatility

NextMart has a beta of -0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 185% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MINISO Group has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MINISO Group beats NextMart on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NextMart

NextMart, Inc. does not have significant operations. Previously, it was involved in the art event and art media direct marketing; art-themed products design and marketing; and art themed real estate development businesses. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About MINISO Group

MINISO Group Holding Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the retail and wholesale of lifestyle products and pop toy products in China, Asia, the United States, and Europe. The company offers products in various categories, including home decor products, small electronics, textiles, accessories, beauty tools, toys, cosmetics, personal care products, snacks, fragrances and perfumes, and stationeries and gifts under the MINISO and WonderLife brand names; and blind boxes, toy bricks, model figures, model kits, collectible dolls, Ichiban Kuji, sculptures, and other popular toys under the TOP TOY brand. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Guangzhou, China.