Critical Review: Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) and BrewBilt Manufacturing (OTCMKTS:BBRW)

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) and BrewBilt Manufacturing (OTCMKTS:BBRW) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Taylor Devices and BrewBilt Manufacturing”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Taylor Devices	$46.29 million	2.88	$9.41 million	$2.85	14.87
BrewBilt Manufacturing	$1.44 million	0.00	-$7.49 million	N/A	N/A

Taylor Devices has higher revenue and earnings than BrewBilt Manufacturing.

Volatility & Risk

Taylor Devices has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrewBilt Manufacturing has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

17.6% of Taylor Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Taylor Devices shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Taylor Devices and BrewBilt Manufacturing’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taylor Devices	20.04%	14.90%	13.00%
BrewBilt Manufacturing	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Taylor Devices and BrewBilt Manufacturing, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taylor Devices	0	1	0	0	2.00
BrewBilt Manufacturing	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given BrewBilt Manufacturing’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BrewBilt Manufacturing is more favorable than Taylor Devices.

Summary

Taylor Devices beats BrewBilt Manufacturing on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Taylor Devices

Taylor Devices, Inc. engages in design, development, manufacture, and marketing of shock absorption, rate control, and energy storage devices for use in machinery, equipment, and structures in the United States, Asia, and internationally. Its products include seismic dampers that are designed to mitigate the effects of earthquakes on structures; Fluidicshoks, which are compact shock absorbers primarily used in defense, aerospace, and commercial industries; and crane and industrial buffers, which are larger versions of the Fluidicshoks for industrial application on cranes and crane trolleys, truck docks, ladle and ingot cars, ore trolleys, and train car stops. The company's products also comprise self-adjusting shock absorbers that include versions of Fluidicshoks, and crane and industrial buffers, which automatically adjust to various impact conditions and are designed for high cycle application primarily in the heavy industry; liquid die springs that are used as component parts of machinery and equipment used in the manufacture of tools and dies; vibration dampers, which are primarily used by aerospace and defense industries to control the response of electronics and optical systems subjected to air, ship, or spacecraft vibration; machined springs used in the aerospace applications; and custom actuators for special aerospace and defense applications. It markets its products through a network of sales representatives and distributors. The company was incorporated in 1955 and is headquartered in North Tonawanda, New York.

About BrewBilt Manufacturing

BrewBilt Manufacturing Inc. custom designs, hand crafts, and integrates brewing, fermentation, and distillation processing systems for the craft beer industry in California. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Grass Valley, California.