Financial Survey: SMC (OTCMKTS:SMCAY) & BOE Varitronix (OTCMKTS:VARXF)

SMC (OTCMKTS:SMCAY) and BOE Varitronix (OTCMKTS:VARXF) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares SMC and BOE Varitronix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SMC	21.94%	9.40%	8.52%
BOE Varitronix	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for SMC and BOE Varitronix, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SMC	0	1	1	1	3.00
BOE Varitronix	0	0	0	0	0.00

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SMC and BOE Varitronix”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SMC	$5.60 billion	5.02	$1.10 billion	$1.03	21.37
BOE Varitronix	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

SMC has higher revenue and earnings than BOE Varitronix.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.0% of SMC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.3% of BOE Varitronix shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

SMC beats BOE Varitronix on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SMC

SMC Corporation manufactures, processes, and sells automatic control equipment, sintered filters, and various types of filtration equipment worldwide. The company offers air management system, directional control valves, air cylinders, rotatory actuators/air grippers, electric actuators/cylinders, fitting and tubing, and modular F.R.L./pressure control equipment, as well as vacuum, air preparation, and lubrication equipment. It also provides flow control equipment, speed controllers, silencers/exhaust/blow guns/pressure gauges, switches/sensors/controllers, static neutralization equipment, and industrial device communication equipment/wireless system. In addition, the company offers process valves, chemical liquid valves/fittings and needle valves/tubing, process pumps, temperature control equipment, and process gas equipment, as well as high vacuum equipment, industrial filters/sintered metal elements, and pneumatic instrumentation and hydraulic equipment. The company was formerly known as Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd. and changed its name to SMC Corporation in April 1986. SMC Corporation was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About BOE Varitronix

BOE Varitronix Limited, an investment holding company, designs, manufactures, and sells liquid crystal display and related products in the People’s Republic of China, Europe, the United States, Korea, and internationally. It primarily provides thin film transistor products. The company offers display products for use in automotive applications in digital instrument cluster display, center information display, HUD, rear view, and side view E-mirror products; and products for use in industrial applications, such as white goods, home automation, and other products. In addition, the company engages in the marketing and sales consulting activities. BOE Varitronix Limited was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. BOE Varitronix Limited is a subsidiary of BOE Technology Group Company Limited.