Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO – Get Free Report) and Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ:RR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Columbus McKinnon and Richtech Robotics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Columbus McKinnon | -21.25% | 10.02% | 2.36% |
| Richtech Robotics | -224.35% | -3.74% | -3.63% |
Volatility and Risk
Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Richtech Robotics has a beta of -0.46, meaning that its share price is 146% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Columbus McKinnon | $1.19 billion | 0.41 | -$229.54 million | ($7.46) | -2.27 |
| Richtech Robotics | $5.39 million | 71.85 | -$49.07 million | ($0.06) | -28.67 |
Richtech Robotics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Columbus McKinnon. Richtech Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbus McKinnon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Richtech Robotics shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Columbus McKinnon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Richtech Robotics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Columbus McKinnon and Richtech Robotics, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Columbus McKinnon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.80 |
| Richtech Robotics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Columbus McKinnon currently has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.93%. Richtech Robotics has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 248.84%. Given Richtech Robotics’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Richtech Robotics is more favorable than Columbus McKinnon.
Summary
Columbus McKinnon beats Richtech Robotics on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Columbus McKinnon
Columbus McKinnon Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets motion solutions for moving, lifting, positioning, and securing materials worldwide. It offers manual, battery, electric, and air hoists; steel, rack, and pinion jacks; winches, hydraulic jacks and tools, trolleys and its clamps, and lifting tables; skates and heavy load moving systems; material handling equipment; mobile, workplace, and jib cranes; crane components and kits; and below-the-hook lifting devices, lifting slings, and lashing systems. The company also provides linear motion products, elevator and mining drives, brakes, radio controls, collision avoidance systems, regenerative drives, AC and DC drive and motor control systems, DC motor and magnet control systems, and conductor bar systems; and underfloor lifting systems, lifting jacks, roof working platforms, hybrid lifting systems, turntables, bogie axle exchange and lifting systems, bogie lift and turn devices, and workshop equipment. In addition, it offers fabric and modular belt, and sanitary, stainless steel conveyors; pallet systems; parts and belts; rotary unions and swivel joints; check valves; accumulation and transfer tables, motion control systems, and steel and flexible chains; hooks, shackles, textile slings, clamps, and load binders; actuators and rotary unions; and push button pendant stations, collision avoidance, and power delivery subsystems. It serves EV production and aerospace, energy and utilities, process industries, industrial automation, construction and infrastructure, food and beverage, entertainment, life sciences, consumer packaged goods, and e-commerce/supply chain/warehousing markets. It offers its products to end users directly, and through distributors, independent crane builders, material handling specialists and integrators, original equipment manufacturers, government agencies, and engineering procurement and construction firms. The company was founded in 1875 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
About Richtech Robotics
Richtech Robotics Inc. develops, manufactures, deploys, and sells robotic solutions for automation in the service industry. The company offers indoor transport and delivery, sanitation, and food and beverage automation solutions, such as ADAM and ARM worker robots; delivery robots, including Matradee, Matradee X, Matradee L, Richie, and Robbie; and cleaning robots comprising DUST-E SX, and DUST-E MX, as well as accessories, such as bus tubs, cup holders, magnetic tray cases, smartwatches, table location systems, and tray covers. It primarily serves restaurants, hotels, casinos, senior living centers, factories, and retail centers, as well as hospitals, and movie theaters. The company was formerly known as Richtech Creative Displays LLC and changed its name to Richtech Robotics Inc. on June 22, 2022. Richtech Robotics Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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