Comparing Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:SENR) & Sims Metal Management (OTCMKTS:SMSMY)

Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:SENR) and Sims Metal Management (OTCMKTS:SMSMY) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources and Sims Metal Management’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources	-37.60%	N/A	-139.50%
Sims Metal Management	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources and Sims Metal Management”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources	$4.31 million	0.51	-$1.80 million	($0.03)	-1.10
Sims Metal Management	$4.85 billion	0.56	-$12.30 million	N/A	N/A

Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sims Metal Management.

Volatility & Risk

Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources has a beta of -1.88, suggesting that its stock price is 288% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sims Metal Management has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources and Sims Metal Management, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sims Metal Management	0	1	1	0	2.50

Summary

Sims Metal Management beats Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources

Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc. provides clean-technologies, waste management, and related services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Environmental Solutions and Solid Waste. The company designs and sells H2SPlus and OdorFilter dry scrubber solutions for management of hydrogen sulfide in biogas, landfill gas, and petroleum processing operations; develops and designs proprietary technologies and systems for conditioning biogas for use as renewable natural gas for a range of applications, such as transportation fuel and natural gas pipeline injection; and develops waste destruction technology using pyrolytic heating process combined with non-thermal plasma assisted oxidation. In addition, it develops renewable natural gas projects; and advanced chemical absorbents and catalysts that enhance the capability of biogas produced from landfill, wastewater treatment, and agricultural digester operations, as well as offers soil amendment pellets. The company serves companies primarily in the oil and gas refineries, landfills, medical waste destruction operations, agricultural companies, and food and beverage companies, as well as other commercial and industrial customers. Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc. is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.

About Sims Metal Management

Sims Limited engages in buying, processing, and selling ferrous and non-ferrous recycled metals in Australia, Bangladesh, China, Turkey, the United States, and internationally. The company operates through six segments: North America Metals, Investment in SA Recycling, Australia/New Zealand Metals, UK Metals, Global Trading, and Sims Lifecycle Services. It is involved in the collection, processing, and trading of iron and steel secondary raw materials; and other metal alloys and residues, principally aluminum, lead, copper, zinc, and nickel bearing materials. The company also engages in the provision of environmentally responsible solutions for the disposal of post-consumer electronic products, such as information technology assets recycled for commercial customers; and environmentally responsible recycling of negative value materials, including electronic equipment. In addition, it provides secondary processing and other services comprising recycling of municipal curbside materials, stevedoring, and other sources of service. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Mascot, Australia.