Critical Contrast: 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 similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Perfect Moment and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perfect Moment	$24.44 million	-$8.72 million	-0.69
Perfect Moment Competitors	$2.25 billion	$140.15 million	0.65

Perfect Moment’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Perfect Moment. Perfect Moment 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Perfect Moment and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perfect Moment	0	0	1	0	3.00
Perfect Moment Competitors	393	1724	2408	72	2.47

Perfect Moment currently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 566.67%. As a group, “Apparel, finished products from fabrics & similar materials” companies have a potential upside of 9.99%. Given Perfect Moment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Perfect Moment is more favorable than its peers.

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	-67.38%	-384.48%	-126.26%
Perfect Moment Competitors	-18.44%	-41.08%	-22.15%

Summary

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

About Perfect Moment

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.