Financial Contrast: Maison Solutions (MSS) and The Competition

Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) is one of 149 public companies in the “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Maison Solutions to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.0% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 32.7% of Maison Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are held by company 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 Maison Solutions and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maison Solutions	-10.56%	-93.48%	-12.74%
Maison Solutions Competitors	-25.67%	1.90%	2.61%

Volatility & Risk

Maison Solutions has a beta of 4.07, meaning that its share price is 307% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maison Solutions’ competitors have a beta of 0.43, meaning that their average share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Maison Solutions and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maison Solutions	1	1	1	0	2.00
Maison Solutions Competitors	2241	8261	10032	459	2.41

Maison Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $162.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16,320.78%. As a group, “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies have a potential upside of 57.91%. Given Maison Solutions’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Maison Solutions is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Maison Solutions and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maison Solutions	$118.70 million	$1.17 million	-0.04
Maison Solutions Competitors	$35.31 billion	$846.03 million	15.79

Maison Solutions’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Maison Solutions. Maison Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Maison Solutions competitors beat Maison Solutions on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Maison Solutions Company Profile

Maison Solutions Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the specialty grocery retailer in California. The company offers perishable products, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit; non-perishable products, including grocery products comprising cooking utensils, canned foods, Chinese and Asian seasonings and spices, and snacks, as well as liquor, cigarette, lottery, newspaper, reusable bag, non-food, and health products, and general merchandise, beauty care, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services in its stores. It also offers its products online. The company was formerly known as Maison International, Inc. and changed its name to Maison Solutions Inc. in September 2021. Maison Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Monterey Park, California.