America’s Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT – Get Free Report) and Brand House Collective (NASDAQ:TBHC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
America’s Car-Mart has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brand House Collective has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares America’s Car-Mart and Brand House Collective”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| America’s Car-Mart | $1.28 billion | 0.01 | -$139.11 million | ($23.80) | -0.08 |
| Brand House Collective | $409.65 million | 0.05 | -$23.13 million | ($1.09) | -0.86 |
Brand House Collective has lower revenue, but higher earnings than America’s Car-Mart. Brand House Collective is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than America’s Car-Mart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
89.1% of America’s Car-Mart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.4% of Brand House Collective shares are held by institutional investors. 18.4% of America’s Car-Mart shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Brand House Collective shares 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.
Profitability
This table compares America’s Car-Mart and Brand House Collective’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| America’s Car-Mart | -18.21% | -15.19% | -4.73% |
| Brand House Collective | -6.79% | N/A | -15.05% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for America’s Car-Mart and Brand House Collective, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| America’s Car-Mart | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
| Brand House Collective | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
America’s Car-Mart presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 636.84%. Given America’s Car-Mart’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe America’s Car-Mart is more favorable than Brand House Collective.
Summary
America’s Car-Mart beats Brand House Collective on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About America’s Car-Mart
America’s Car-Mart, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer for the used car market in the United States. It primarily sells older model used vehicles and provides financing for its customers. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Rogers, Arkansas.
About Brand House Collective
Kirkland’s, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of home décor and furnishings in the United States. Its stores provide various merchandise, including holiday décor, furniture, textiles, ornamental wall décor, decorative accessories, art, mirrors, home fragrance, lighting, floral, housewares, outdoor, and gifts. The company operates its stores under the Kirkland’s, Kirkland’s Home, Kirkland’s Home Outlet, Kirkland’s Outlet, and Kirkland Collection names. It also operates an e-commerce website, kirklands.com. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.
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