Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) versus Rino International (OTCMKTS:RINO) Financial Review

Aqua Metals (NASDAQ:AQMS) and Rino International (OTCMKTS:RINO) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

22.0% of Aqua Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Aqua Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of Rino International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Aqua Metals and Rino International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aqua Metals	$30,000.00	443.52	-$22.65 million	($10.85)	-0.36
Rino International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Rino International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aqua Metals.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Aqua Metals and Rino International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aqua Metals	1	0	0	0	1.00
Rino International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Rino International’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rino International is more favorable than Aqua Metals.

Risk & Volatility

Aqua Metals has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rino International has a beta of -5.73, meaning that its stock price is 673% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Aqua Metals and Rino International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aqua Metals	N/A	-185.00%	-129.28%
Rino International	N/A	N/A	N/A

About Aqua Metals

Aqua Metals, Inc. engages in reinventing metals recycling activities with its patented AquaRefining technology. The company's technology produces metals and alloys that can be returned into the battery manufacturing supply chain markets, as well as sells metals for use in various advanced manufacturing industries. Its AquaRefining, a low-emissions and recycling technology that replaces polluting furnaces and hazardous chemicals with electricity-powered electroplating to recover valuable metals and materials from spent batteries. Aqua Metals, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.

About Rino International

RINO International Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an environmental protection and remediation company in the People's Republic of China. The company engages in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wastewater treatment and flue gas desulphurization equipment primarily for use in the iron and steel industry; and anti-oxidation products and equipment for use in the manufacture of hot rolled steel plate products. Its products include Lamella Inclined Tube Settler Waste Water Treatment System, which comprise industrial water treatment equipment, effluent-condensing equipment sets, solid and liquid abstraction dewatering equipment, and coal gas dust removal and cleaning equipment; and Circulating, Fluidized Bed, Flue Gas Desulphurization System that removes particulate sulphur from flue gas emissions generated by the sintering process in the production of iron and steel; and High Temperature Anti-Oxidation System for hot rolled steel, a set of products and a mechanized system, which reduces oxidation-related output losses in the production of continuous cast hot rolled steel. In addition, it offers contract machining services for third-party industrial enterprises. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Dalian, the People's Republic of China.