Absolute Software (OTCMKTS:ALSWF) versus EVN (OTCMKTS:EVNVY) Financial Survey

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares EVN and Absolute Software”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EVN	$2.36 billion	1.33	$223.78 million	N/A	N/A
Absolute Software	$104.67 million	0.01	$10.64 million	$0.24	0.10

EVN has higher revenue and earnings than Absolute Software.

Profitability

This table compares EVN and Absolute Software’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EVN	N/A	N/A	N/A
Absolute Software	10.16%	-23.28%	9.44%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.2% of Absolute Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

EVN has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Absolute Software has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

EVN pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Absolute Software pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1,030.0%. Absolute Software pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

EVN beats Absolute Software on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EVN

EVN AG provides energy and environmental services for private and business customers, as well as municipalities in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, and Albania. The company operates through Energy, Generation, Networks, South East Europe, Environmental, and Other segments. It generates electricity from thermal sources and renewable energies; and procures, trades, and sells electricity and natural gas to end customers and on wholesale markets, as well as generates and sells heat. The company also operates regional electricity and natural gas networks, as well as cable TV and telecommunications networks. In addition, it is involved in drinking water supply, wastewater disposal and treatment, thermal waste utilisation, and international project business activities. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Maria Enzersdorf, Austria. EVN AG is a subsidiary of NÖ Landes-Beteiligungsholding GmbH.

About Absolute Software

Absolute Software Corp. engages in the provision of cloud-based service that supports the management and security of computing devices, applications, and data for a variety of organizations. Its solutions includes education, financial services, general date protection regulations (GDPR) compliance, government, healthcare, professional services, and technology solutions such as Absolute for Android, and Absolute for Chromebook. The company was founded on November 24, 1993 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.