Boohoo Group (OTCMKTS:BHOOY) and PetMed Express (NASDAQ:PETS) Critical Survey

Boohoo Group (OTCMKTS:BHOOY) and PetMed Express (NASDAQ:PETS) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Boohoo Group and PetMed Express”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boohoo Group	$1.23 billion	0.30	-$144.75 million	N/A	N/A
PetMed Express	$179.02 million	0.21	-$57.29 million	($2.75)	-0.64

PetMed Express has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boohoo Group.

Volatility & Risk

Boohoo Group has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PetMed Express has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Boohoo Group and PetMed Express’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boohoo Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
PetMed Express	-32.00%	-76.86%	-31.67%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Boohoo Group and PetMed Express, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boohoo Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
PetMed Express	1	1	0	0	1.50

Insider and Institutional Ownership

73.3% of PetMed Express shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of PetMed Express shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

About Boohoo Group

boohoo group plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an online clothing retailer in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, and internationally. The company designs, sources, markets, and sells clothing, shoes, accessories, and beauty products for 16-to-45-year age customers. It provides its products under the boohoo, boohooMAN, PrettyLittleThing, Nasty Gal, MissPap, Karen Millen, Coast, Oasis, Warehouse, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Burton, and Debenhams brands. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

About PetMed Express

PetMed Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a pet pharmacy in the United States. The company markets prescription and non-prescription pet medications, health products, and other supplies for dogs, cats, and horses. It offers non-prescription medications and supplies, such as flea and tick control products, bone and joint care products, vitamins, treats, nutritional supplements, hygiene products, and household pet supplies; and prescription medications, including heartworm preventatives, flea and tick preventatives, arthritis, dermatitis, thyroid, diabetes, pain medications, heart/blood pressure, and other specialty medications, as well as generic substitutes. The company also sells food, beds, crates, stairs, and other pet supplies. It sells its products through its Internet website; mobile app; customer support center; and direct mail/print, which includes brochures and postcards. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida.