Head to Head Review: ABC-Mart,Inc. (OTCMKTS:AMKYF) & Destination XL Group (NASDAQ:DXLG)

ABC-Mart,Inc. (OTCMKTS:AMKYF) and Destination XL Group (NASDAQ:DXLG) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

73.5% of Destination XL Group shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of Destination XL Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ABC-Mart,Inc. and Destination XL Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ABC-Mart,Inc.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Destination XL Group	$496.64 million	0.31	$27.85 million	$0.38	7.00

Destination XL Group has higher revenue and earnings than ABC-Mart,Inc..

Profitability

This table compares ABC-Mart,Inc. and Destination XL Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ABC-Mart,Inc.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Destination XL Group	3.11%	11.10%	4.54%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for ABC-Mart,Inc. and Destination XL Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ABC-Mart,Inc.	0	0	0	0	N/A
Destination XL Group	0	1	1	0	2.50

Destination XL Group has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 31.58%. Given Destination XL Group’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Destination XL Group is more favorable than ABC-Mart,Inc..

Summary

Destination XL Group beats ABC-Mart,Inc. on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ABC-Mart,Inc.

ABC-Mart,Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retailing of shoes, clothing, and general merchandise products for men, women, and kids in Japan. The company develops and manufactures shoes; and licenses various brands. In addition, the company is involved in the sale of owned and purchased products through ABC-MART stores. The company offers its products under the VANS, HAWKINS, Saucony, NUOVO, DANNER, SPERRY,WHITE’S BOOTS, and byA brand names. It operates various stores in Hokkaido, Tohoku, Tokyo, Kanto, Chubu, Kansai, Chugoku and Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa, as well as South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and the United States. The company was incorporated in 1976 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Destination XL Group

Destination XL Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of big and tall men’s clothing and shoes in the United States. The company’s stores offer sportswear and dresswear; fashion-neutral items, including jeans, casual pants, T-shirts, polo shirts, dress shirts, and suit separates; and casual clothing. It also provides vintage-screen T-shirts and wovens under various private labels. The company offers its products under the trade names of Destination XL, DXL, DXL Men’s Apparel, DXL outlets, Casual Male XL, and Casual Male XL outlets. The company was formerly known as Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. and changed its name to Destination XL Group, Inc. in February 2013. Destination XL Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1976 and is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts.