Simpple (NASDAQ:SPPL) vs. Nomura Research Institute (OTCMKTS:NRILY) Financial Comparison

Simpple (NASDAQ:SPPL) and Nomura Research Institute (OTCMKTS:NRILY) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Simpple and Nomura Research Institute”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Simpple	$2.76 million	1.99	-$2.88 million	N/A	N/A
Nomura Research Institute	$5.02 billion	4.54	$618.83 million	$1.08	36.31

Nomura Research Institute has higher revenue and earnings than Simpple.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Simpple shares are held by institutional investors. 61.1% of Nomura Research Institute shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Simpple has a beta of 3.64, meaning that its stock price is 264% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nomura Research Institute has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Simpple and Nomura Research Institute’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simpple	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nomura Research Institute	12.26%	22.26%	10.41%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Simpple and Nomura Research Institute, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Simpple	0	0	0	0	0.00
Nomura Research Institute	0	1	0	0	2.00

Summary

Nomura Research Institute beats Simpple on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Simpple

Simpple Ltd. provides advanced technology solutions in Singapore. The company engages in the sale, warranty, and maintenance of autonomous robotic cleaning equipment. It also offers SIMPPLE Ecosystem platform includes SIMPPLE Software, a software platform comprising modules related to quality management, workflow management, and people management; SIMPPLE PLUS, which offers complimentary peripherals, such as IoT sensors and robotic solutions that add value to the entire ecosystem that the company distributes, sells, and manages; and SIMPPLE.AI, a next generation facilities management autonomic intelligence engine that automates robotic and human workforce deployments. In addition, the company provides professional services, including set-up, testing, training, and commissioning, as well as recurring software-as-a-Service user license subscription fees. It serves building service contractors, facility management companies, and building owners. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Singapore. Simpple Ltd. is a subsidiary of Ifsc Founders Pte. Ltd.

About Nomura Research Institute

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. provides consulting, financial information technology (IT) solution, industrial IT solution, and IT platform services in Japan and internationally. Its Consulting segment offers management, operational, and system consulting services for enterprises and government agencies. This segment also offers research, future projections, and recommendations to society, economics, business, technology, etc. The company's Financial IT Solutions segment provides system consulting, development, and management solutions, as well as shared online and BPO services for the financial institutions, including the securities, insurance, banking, asset management, and other financial sectors. Its Industrial IT Solutions segment offers system consulting, development, and management solutions, as well as shared online services primarily for the distribution, manufacturing, service, and public sectors. The company's IT Platform Services segment engages in the data center operation activities and construction of IT platforms and networks to the Financial IT and Industrial IT Solutions segments, as well as provides IT platform solutions and information security services to external clients. This segment is also involved in the research related to advance IT, etc. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.