Critical Contrast: Square Enix (OTCMKTS:SQNXF) versus COSCO SHIPPING (OTCMKTS:CICOY)

COSCO SHIPPING (OTCMKTS:CICOY) and Square Enix (OTCMKTS:SQNXF) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for COSCO SHIPPING and Square Enix, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
COSCO SHIPPING	0	0	0	0	0.00
Square Enix	1	0	0	0	1.00

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares COSCO SHIPPING and Square Enix”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
COSCO SHIPPING	$24.82 billion	1.00	$3.38 billion	N/A	N/A
Square Enix	$2.47 billion	2.24	$102.89 million	$0.67	68.85

COSCO SHIPPING has higher revenue and earnings than Square Enix.

Profitability

This table compares COSCO SHIPPING and Square Enix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
COSCO SHIPPING	N/A	N/A	N/A
Square Enix	3.52%	10.63%	8.36%

Risk and Volatility

COSCO SHIPPING has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Square Enix has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Square Enix beats COSCO SHIPPING on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About COSCO SHIPPING

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd., an investment holding company, engages in the container shipping, managing and operating container terminals, and other terminal related businesses in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Mainland China, and internationally. It operates through Container Shipping Business and Terminal Business segments. The company offers freight forwarding and transportation, vessel chartering, container transportation, marine, vessel management and manning, cargo and liner agency, logistics, document, shipping agency and other sea transport, container stack, cargo storage, and cargo transportation services. It is also involved in the design and manufacture of computer software, as well as provision of technology services and solutions; asset management business; and operation of terminals. The company was formerly known as China COSCO Holdings Company Limited and changed its name to COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. in November 2016. COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China.

About Square Enix

Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. operates in the content and service businesses in Japan and internationally. It operates through Digital Entertainment Business, Amusement Business, Publishing Business, and Rights Property Business. The company plans, develops, sells, and manages digital entertainment content primarily in the form of computer games. It is also involved in the operation of amusement facilities; and planning, development, manufacture, sale, and rental of arcade game machines and related products for amusement facilities. In addition, the company publishes and licenses comic books, magazines, game-related books, periodicals, etc. Further, it plans, produces, distributes, and licenses secondary works; and offers content under the SQUARE ENIX PRODUCTS brand; and stuffed toys and utility goods under the SQEX TOYS brand. The company was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.