PhoneX (PXHI) versus The Competition Financial Analysis

PhoneX (OTCMKTS:PXHI) is one of 56 publicly-traded companies in the “Internet Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare PhoneX to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

PhoneX has a beta of 2.25, suggesting that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PhoneX’s peers have a beta of 1.55, suggesting that their average stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares PhoneX and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PhoneX	3.46%	N/A	N/A
PhoneX Competitors	-7.19%	-27.17%	-4.78%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for PhoneX and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PhoneX	0	0	0	0	N/A
PhoneX Competitors	298	1005	1911	7	2.51

As a group, “Internet Retail” companies have a potential upside of 29.58%. Given PhoneX’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PhoneX has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.6% of shares of all “Internet Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of PhoneX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.1% of shares of all “Internet Retail” companies are held 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PhoneX and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PhoneX	$179.41 million	$6.41 million	6.31
PhoneX Competitors	$2.91 billion	-$175.68 million	634.08

PhoneX’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than PhoneX. PhoneX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

About PhoneX

PhoneX Holdings, Inc. operates as a market maker of used smartphones. The company acquires products from individual consumers through its uSell.com Website, as well as from various carriers, big box retailers, and manufacturers through its subsidiary, We Sell Cellular. It sells its devices to professional buyers, such as brick and mortar retailers, online retailers, large and small wholesalers, small repair shops, large refurbishing providers, and insurance companies, as well as directly to consumers through third party e-commerce platforms. The company was formerly known as usell.com, Inc. and changed its name to PhoneX Holdings, Inc. in May 2019. PhoneX Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.