Analyzing Eastside Distilling (NASDAQ:BLNE) & Real Brands (OTCMKTS:RLBD)

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.6% of Eastside Distilling shares are held by institutional investors. 40.2% of Real Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of Eastside Distilling shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Real Brands has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastside Distilling has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Real Brands and Eastside Distilling’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Real Brands	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eastside Distilling	-74.63%	-2,066.36%	-31.99%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Real Brands and Eastside Distilling”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Real Brands	$60,000.00	0.00	-$1.33 million	N/A	N/A
Eastside Distilling	$9.54 million	1.26	-$7.53 million	($37.00)	-0.05

Real Brands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Eastside Distilling.

Summary

Real Brands beats Eastside Distilling on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Real Brands

Real Brands, Inc. operates in the hemp-derived cannabinol (CBD) market. It engages in the extraction of CBD oil/isolate; wholesale of CBD oils and isolate; and production and sale of hemp-derived CBD products, celebrity brands, and white label products. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in North Providence, Rhode Island.

About Eastside Distilling

Eastside Distilling, Inc. manufactures, acquires, blends, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells various alcoholic beverages. It operates through two segments, Spirits and Craft Canning and Bottling. The company provides whiskey under the Burnside Whiskey brand; vodka under the Portland Potato Vodka brand; rum under the Hue-Hue Coffee Rum brand; and tequila under the Azuñia Tequila brand. It also offers gin and ready-to-drink products; and canning and bottling services to the craft beer and cider industries. The company sells its products on a wholesale basis to distributors in the United States. Eastside Distilling, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.