Head to Head Contrast: Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV) and CIMG (NASDAQ:IMG)

Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV) and CIMG (NASDAQ:IMG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Savers Value Village has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CIMG has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Savers Value Village and CIMG, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Savers Value Village	0	3	5	1	2.78
CIMG	0	0	0	0	0.00

Savers Value Village presently has a consensus price target of $12.29, suggesting a potential upside of 18.78%. Given Savers Value Village’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Savers Value Village is more favorable than CIMG.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.8% of Savers Value Village shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of CIMG shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Savers Value Village shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of CIMG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Savers Value Village and CIMG”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Savers Value Village	$1.55 billion	1.03	$53.12 million	$0.15	68.95
CIMG	$3.79 million	2.83	-$8.75 million	($7.37)	-0.05

Savers Value Village has higher revenue and earnings than CIMG. CIMG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Savers Value Village, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Savers Value Village and CIMG’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Savers Value Village	1.89%	8.74%	1.95%
CIMG	-251.32%	-1,600.52%	-202.10%

Summary

Savers Value Village beats CIMG on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Savers Value Village

Savers Value Village, Inc. sells second-hand merchandise in retail stores in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It operates stores under the Savers, Value Village, Value Village Boutique, Village des Valeurs, Unique, and 2nd Avenue brands. The company purchases secondhand textiles, including clothing, bedding, and bath items; shoes; accessories; housewares; books; and other goods from non-profit partners and then processes, selects, prices, merchandises, and sells them in its stores. It serves retail and wholesale customers. The company was formerly known as S-Evergreen Holding LLC and changed its name to Savers Value Village, Inc. in January 2022. Savers Value Village, Inc. was founded in 1954 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.

About CIMG

CIMG Inc. is a digital marketing, sales and distribution company for various consumer products with focuses on food and beverages. CIMG Inc., formerly known as NUZEE INC., is based in BEIJING.