Financial Analysis: CTGX Mining (OTCMKTS:CHCX) and Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL)

CTGX Mining (OTCMKTS:CHCX) and Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

CTGX Mining has a beta of 12.09, suggesting that its share price is 1,109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skillsoft has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CTGX Mining and Skillsoft’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CTGX Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Skillsoft	$545.48 million	0.18	-$349.29 million	($41.25)	-0.29

CTGX Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Skillsoft.

Profitability

This table compares CTGX Mining and Skillsoft’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CTGX Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Skillsoft	-60.99%	-34.02%	-8.20%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.0% of Skillsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of CTGX Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of Skillsoft shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for CTGX Mining and Skillsoft, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CTGX Mining	0	0	0	0	N/A
Skillsoft	0	1	3	0	2.75

Skillsoft has a consensus price target of $36.67, indicating a potential upside of 208.90%. Given Skillsoft’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Skillsoft is more favorable than CTGX Mining.

Summary

Skillsoft beats CTGX Mining on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CTGX Mining

CTGX Mining, Inc., through its subsidiary, Sackets Harbor Brewing Company, develops, produces, and markets micro brewed beers. The company offers its products under the brand names of War of 1812 Amber Ale, Railroad Red Ale, Thousand Island Pale Ale, 1812 Amber Ale Light, and Harbor Wheat. It also develops complementary products, such Sackets Harbor Coffee and Sackets Harbor Brewing Co. Root Beer. The company was formerly known as Harbor Brewing Co., Inc. and changed its name to CTGX Mining, Inc. in November 2012. CTGX Mining, Inc. is based in San Francisco, California.

About Skillsoft

Skillsoft Corp. provides content and platform and instructor-led training services in the United States and internationally. The company's Content & Platform segment engages in the sale, marketing, and delivery of its content learning solutions in areas, such as leadership and business, technology and developer, and compliance comprising individualized coaching, as well as technical skill areas. This segment also offers Percipio, an AI-driven online learning platform that delivers a learning experience through SaaS solutions. Its Instructor-Led Training segment provides training solutions, including information technology and business skills for corporations and their employees by guiding its customers throughout their lifelong technology learning journey by offering relevant and up-to-date skills training through instructor-led and self-paced, vendor certified, and other proprietary offerings. The company markets and sells their offerings to businesses of many sizes, government agencies, educational institutions, and resellers. Skillsoft Corp. is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.