Financial Review: Tate & Lyle (OTCMKTS:TATYY) vs. Tofutti Brands (OTCMKTS:TOFB)

Tofutti Brands (OTCMKTS:TOFB) and Tate & Lyle (OTCMKTS:TATYY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Tofutti Brands and Tate & Lyle, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tofutti Brands	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tate & Lyle	1	4	0	1	2.17

Volatility and Risk

Tofutti Brands has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tate & Lyle has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

5.1% of Tofutti Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of Tofutti Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Tate & Lyle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Tofutti Brands and Tate & Lyle’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tofutti Brands	-7.93%	-22.08%	-16.26%
Tate & Lyle	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tofutti Brands and Tate & Lyle”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tofutti Brands	$8.82 million	0.42	-$860,000.00	($0.13)	-5.54
Tate & Lyle	$2.21 billion	1.02	$182.45 million	N/A	N/A

Tate & Lyle has higher revenue and earnings than Tofutti Brands.

Summary

Tate & Lyle beats Tofutti Brands on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tofutti Brands

Tofutti Brands Inc. engages in the development, production, and marketing of plant based, dairy free vegan frozen desserts, cheeses, and other food products under the TOFUTTI brand in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, the Asia Pacific, and Africa. The company offers frozen desserts, including frozen sandwiches and chocolate wafers; ice cream sandwiches; dairy free vegan cheese products, such as cream cheese, sour cream, cheese slices, and dairy free ricotta cheese alternatives; spreads; and frozen food products. It sells its products through independent unaffiliated food brokers to distributors, as well as on a direct basis to retail chain accounts or to warehouse accounts that directly service chain accounts. Tofutti Brands, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is based in Cranford, New Jersey.

About Tate & Lyle

Tate & Lyle PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, other European countries, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Food & Beverage Solutions, Sucralose, and Primary Products. The company offers dairy products, soups, sauces, and dressings; bakery products and snacks; texturants; nutritive sweeteners, such as high fructose corn syrup and dextrose; fibres; and stabilizers and functional systems. It also provides industrial starches; acidulants, such as citric acid; and commodities comprising corn gluten feed, meal, and corn oil. The company was incorporated in 1903 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.