Contrasting Charlie’s (OTCMKTS:CHUC) and Vapor Group (OTCMKTS:VPOR)

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Charlie’s and Vapor Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Charlie’s	$8.49 million	5.82	-$4.16 million	$0.01	18.27
Vapor Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.00	N/A

Vapor Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Charlie’s. Vapor Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Charlie’s, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

7.8% of Charlie’s shares are held by institutional investors. 20.9% of Charlie’s shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Charlie’s and Vapor Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Charlie’s	19.36%	-174.49%	36.91%
Vapor Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Charlie’s beats Vapor Group on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Charlie’s

Charlie's Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, formulates, markets, and distributes non-combustible nicotine-related, alternative alkaloid vapor, and hemp-derived vapor and edible products. It sells its products through distributors, specialty retailers, and third-party online resellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada. Charlie's Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.

About Vapor Group

Vapor Group, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets electronic cigarettes, vaporizers, and naturally flavored e-liquids in the United States. It markets its products under the Vapor Group, Total Vapor, Vapor 123, and The Vapor Products brand names. The company is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Vapor Group, Inc. is a subsidiary of SF Holdings LLC.