PLBY Group (NASDAQ:PLBY) versus Lavoro (NASDAQ:LVRO) Financial Comparison

Lavoro (NASDAQ:LVRO) and PLBY Group (NASDAQ:PLBY) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Lavoro and PLBY Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lavoro	-5.10%	-19.64%	-4.10%
PLBY Group	-124.32%	-135.78%	-17.25%

Risk & Volatility

Lavoro has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PLBY Group has a beta of 2.44, meaning that its share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.5% of Lavoro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of PLBY Group shares are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of PLBY Group shares are held by company 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lavoro and PLBY Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lavoro	$1.79 billion	0.35	-$50.50 million	($0.84)	-6.46
PLBY Group	$142.95 million	0.40	-$180.42 million	($2.26)	-0.34

Lavoro has higher revenue and earnings than PLBY Group. Lavoro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PLBY Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Lavoro and PLBY Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lavoro	0	1	2	0	2.67
PLBY Group	0	1	1	0	2.50

Lavoro currently has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 65.75%. PLBY Group has a consensus price target of $2.75, indicating a potential upside of 253.88%. Given PLBY Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PLBY Group is more favorable than Lavoro.

Summary

Lavoro beats PLBY Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lavoro

Lavoro Limited operates as an agricultural inputs retailer. The company operates through three segments: Brazil Cluster, LATAM Cluster, and Crop Care Cluster. It distributes agricultural inputs, such as crop protection, seeds, fertilizers, foliar fertilizers, biologicals, adjuvants, organominerals, and others for the agricultural industry. The company also produces specialty fertilizers, crop protection products, and biological crop inputs. It operates in Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay. The company sells its products through its physical stores and digital channel. Lavoro Limited was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

About PLBY Group

PLBY Group, Inc. operates as a pleasure and leisure company in the United States, Australia, China, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Licensing, Direct-to-Consumer, and Digital Subscriptions and Content. The company offers sexual wellness products, such as lingerie, bedroom accessories, intimacy products, and other adult products; style and apparel products for men and women; digital entertainment and lifestyle products; and beauty and grooming products for men and women, such as skincare, haircare, bath and body, grooming, cosmetics, and fragrance. It also owns and operates digital commerce retail platforms, such as playboy.com, honeybirdette.com, yandy.com, and loversstores.com; and Honey Birdette and Lovers retail stores. In addition, the company licenses Playboy name, Rabbit Head Design, and other trademarks and related properties; and programming content to cable television operators and direct-to-home satellite television operators. Further, the company business covers the subscription sale of playboyplus.com and playboy.tv, which are online content platforms. It offers its products under its flagship brand Playboy. PLBY Group, Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.