CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) & Monarch America (OTCMKTS:BTFL) Critical Contrast

CBIZ (NYSE:CBZ) and Monarch America (OTCMKTS:BTFL) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

87.4% of CBIZ shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of CBIZ shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for CBIZ and Monarch America, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBIZ	0	0	1	0	3.00
Monarch America	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Monarch America’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Monarch America is more favorable than CBIZ.

Profitability

This table compares CBIZ and Monarch America’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBIZ	4.51%	14.73%	6.10%
Monarch America	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CBIZ and Monarch America”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBIZ	$1.81 billion	1.58	$41.04 million	$1.74	30.45
Monarch America	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CBIZ has higher revenue and earnings than Monarch America.

Summary

CBIZ beats Monarch America on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CBIZ

CBIZ, Inc. provides financial, insurance, and advisory services in the United States and Canada. It operates through Financial Services, Benefits and Insurance Services, and National Practices segments. The Financial Services segment offers accounting and tax, financial advisory, valuation, risk and advisory, and government healthcare consulting services. The Benefits and Insurance Services provides employee benefits consulting, payroll/human capital management, property and casualty insurance, and retirement and investment services. The National Practices segment offers information technology managed networking and hardware, and health care consulting services. The company primarily serves small and medium-sized businesses, as well as individuals, governmental entities, and not-for-profit enterprises. CBIZ, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Independence, Ohio.

About Monarch America

Monarch America, Inc., through its The Big Tomato, Inc. subsidiary, sells and distributes hydroponic lights and equipment to the indoor gardeners and commercial growers in Denver, Colorado and the surrounding communities. It offers grow lights and boxes, hydroponic systems, ballasts, bulbs, nutrients and additives, and other hydroponic and gardening items. The company also provides turnkey solutions, as well as management and consulting services to the legal and regulated marijuana industry. It serves customers through its online store; and a retail storefront and warehouse/commercial distribution center in Aurora, Colorado. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Westminster, Colorado.