Analyzing Farmmi (NASDAQ:FAMI) and Scheid Vineyards (OTCMKTS:SVIN)

Scheid Vineyards (OTCMKTS:SVIN) and Farmmi (NASDAQ:FAMI) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Scheid Vineyards and Farmmi’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scheid Vineyards	-48.12%	N/A	N/A
Farmmi	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Scheid Vineyards has a beta of -0.38, suggesting that its share price is 138% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Farmmi has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.3% of Farmmi shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of Scheid Vineyards shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Farmmi shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Scheid Vineyards and Farmmi, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Scheid Vineyards	0	0	0	0	0.00
Farmmi	1	0	0	0	1.00

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Scheid Vineyards and Farmmi”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Scheid Vineyards	$52.47 million	0.01	-$25.25 million	($27.53)	-0.03
Farmmi	$27.97 million	0.12	-$53.10 million	N/A	N/A

Scheid Vineyards has higher revenue and earnings than Farmmi.

Summary

Farmmi beats Scheid Vineyards on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Scheid Vineyards

Scheid Vineyards Inc. manufactures and sells wine in the United States. The company operates vineyards in Monterey and San Benito counties of California. It offers red, white, reserve, dessert wines, as well as accessories, such as wine glass. The company was incorporated in 1971 and is based in Salinas, California.

About Farmmi

Farmmi, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in processing and sale of agricultural products in China, the United States, Japan, Canada, Europe, Korea, and the Middle East. The company offers Shiitake mushrooms, Mu Er mushrooms, and other edible fungi, such as bamboo fungi, agrocybe aegerila, pleurotus eryngii, grifola frondose, coprinus comatus, and hericium erinaceus, as well as dried edible fungi. It is also involved in trading of cotton, corn, and other agricultural products. The company's products are offered under Lishui Shangeng, Farmmi Liangpin, Forasen, and Puyangtang brands. It offers its products through local distributors to processing manufacturers, supermarkets, restaurants, cafeterias, and local specialty stores. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Lishui, China.