Financial Survey: Lakeside (NASDAQ:LSH) vs. Janel World Trade (OTCMKTS:JANL)

Lakeside (NASDAQ:LSH) and Janel World Trade (OTCMKTS:JANL) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Lakeside and Janel World Trade, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lakeside	1	0	0	0	1.00
Janel World Trade	0	0	0	0	0.00

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lakeside and Janel World Trade”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lakeside	$17.79 million	0.53	-$5.25 million	($0.27)	-2.02
Janel World Trade	$207.44 million	0.29	$5.41 million	$3.56	14.33

Janel World Trade has higher revenue and earnings than Lakeside. Lakeside is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Janel World Trade, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Lakeside and Janel World Trade’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lakeside	-17.79%	-60.27%	-28.56%
Janel World Trade	2.14%	17.29%	2.99%

Risk and Volatility

Lakeside has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janel World Trade has a beta of -0.21, meaning that its stock price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Janel World Trade beats Lakeside on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lakeside

Lakeside Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides integrated cross-border supply chain solution in the United States, China, South Korea, and internationally. It offers a range of integrated services under cross-border ocean freight solutions and cross-border airfreight solutions, including cross-border freight consolidation and forwarding services, customs clearance services, warehousing and distribution services, and U.S. domestic ground transportation services. The company customers include logistics service companies serving e-commerce platforms, social commerce platforms, and manufacturers to sell and transport consumer and industrial goods. Lakeside Holding Limited was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. Lakeside Holding Limited operates as a subsidiary of Jiushen Transport LLC.

About Janel World Trade

Janel Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides logistics services worldwide. It operates through three segments: Logistics, Life Sciences, and Manufacturing. The Logistics segment provides cargo transportation logistics management services, including freight forwarding by air, ocean, and land-based carriers; customs brokerage services; warehousing and distribution services; and other value added logistic services, as well as customs entry filing, cargo insurance procurement, logistics planning, product repackaging, and online shipment tracking services. The Life Sciences segment manufactures and distributes monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, diagnostic reagents, and other immuno-reagents for biomedical research; provides antibody manufacturing for academic and industry research scientists; and produces products for other life science companies on an original equipment manufacturer basis. The Manufacturing segment manufactures and distributes mixing equipment and apparatus for various industries, such as chemicals, inks, paints, construction, plastics, adhesives, cosmetics, food, and pharmaceuticals. The company was formerly known as Janel World Trade Ltd. and changed its name to Janel Corporation in April 2015. Janel Corporation was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in New York, New York.