Critical Survey: Perfect Moment (PMNT) and The Competition

Perfect Moment (NASDAQ:PMNT) is one of 30 public companies in the “Apparel, finished products from fabrics & similar materials” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Perfect Moment to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Perfect Moment and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perfect Moment	$22.38 million	-$8.72 million	-0.70
Perfect Moment Competitors	$2.22 billion	$141.43 million	-0.75

Perfect Moment’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Perfect Moment. Perfect Moment is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Perfect Moment and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perfect Moment	0	0	1	0	3.00
Perfect Moment Competitors	393	1723	2408	72	2.47

Perfect Moment presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 559.92%. As a group, “Apparel, finished products from fabrics & similar materials” companies have a potential upside of 10.95%. Given Perfect Moment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Perfect Moment is more favorable than its peers.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

23.0% of Perfect Moment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of shares of all “Apparel, finished products from fabrics & similar materials” companies are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of shares of all “Apparel, finished products from fabrics & similar materials” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perfect Moment	-47.69%	-1,524.40%	-88.86%
Perfect Moment Competitors	-17.28%	-108.01%	-19.92%

Summary

Perfect Moment peers beat Perfect Moment on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

Perfect Moment Company Profile

Perfect Moment Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a fashion brand that offers ski, surf, and activewear collections under the brand name of Perfect Moment. It offers skiwear, outerwear, swimwear and activewear for women, men, and children. The company sells its collections directly to customers through e-commerce and to wholesale accounts, as well as through other sales partnerships. Perfect Moment Ltd. was founded in 1984 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.