Head to Head Review: Growlife (PHOT) versus The Competition

Profitability

This table compares Growlife and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Growlife	N/A	N/A	N/A
Growlife Competitors	-12.16%	-0.91%	-0.99%

Volatility and Risk

Growlife has a beta of 2.3, indicating that its share price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Growlife’s peers have a beta of 1.22, indicating that their average share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Growlife and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Growlife	N/A	-$4.48 million	0.00
Growlife Competitors	$2.76 billion	$79.78 million	-3.34

Growlife’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Growlife. Growlife is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

40.3% of shares of all “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Growlife shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of shares of all “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Growlife beats its peers on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

Growlife Company Profile

GrowLife, Inc. focuses on the functional mushroom business. It processes, stores, markets, distributes, and sells fresh and dried mushroom products. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.