Fobi AI (OTCMKTS:FOBIF) & Showa Denko Materials (OTCMKTS:HCHMY) Financial Analysis

Fobi AI (OTCMKTS:FOBIF) and Showa Denko Materials (OTCMKTS:HCHMY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Fobi AI and Showa Denko Materials, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fobi AI	0	0	0	0	N/A
Showa Denko Materials	0	0	0	0	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Fobi AI and Showa Denko Materials”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fobi AI	$1.51 million	4.37	-$9.44 million	($0.04)	-0.74
Showa Denko Materials	$5.81 billion	1.56	$150.89 million	$1.45	60.10

Showa Denko Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Fobi AI. Fobi AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Showa Denko Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Fobi AI has a beta of 0.03, indicating that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Showa Denko Materials has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Fobi AI and Showa Denko Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fobi AI	-297.40%	-353.92%	-147.93%
Showa Denko Materials	2.60%	3.82%	2.31%

Summary

Showa Denko Materials beats Fobi AI on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fobi AI

Fobi AI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology and data intelligence company in North America and Europe. It provides software as a service; consulting and development services; and resells, refers, and licenses its products. The company also offers mobile wallet solutions, digital coupons, and customer insights solutions. It serves various industries, including the hospitality and tourism industries. The company was formerly known as Loop Insights Inc. Fobi AI Inc. is based in Vancouver, Canada.

About Showa Denko Materials

Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells functional materials, and advanced components and systems in Japan and internationally. The company provides semiconductor related materials, such as chemical mechanical planarization slurry, high heat resistant fine polyimides, photosensitive insulation coatings, die bonding pastes and films, epoxy molding compounds, liquid encapsulants, cleaning sheets, high heat resistant coating materials, map molding support tapes, release sheets, and dicing films; and display and touch panel related materials, including anisotropic conductive films, transparent conductive transfer films, and adhesive films for displays. It also offers photovoltaic related materials comprising conductive films; advanced films, RFID tags, foam products, and food wrap films; lithium-ion batteries materials, carbon brushes, and ceramics; resins, adhesives and tapes, and electrical insulating materials; base and process materials for printed wiring boards (PWBs); and white epoxy molding compounds for LED reflectors. In addition, the company provides automotive products consisting of molded plastics, poly-sheets, carbon sliding materials, SPD films, protective films, automotive batteries, and powder metal products; and industrial batteries and capacitors, as well as electrical equipment, including DC power supply units and systems, and uninterruptible power supply products. Further, it provides PWBs, such as high layer PWBs, high density multi wiring boards, and PWBs for IC testers; allergy diagnostic kits, tear total IgE detection kits, in-vitro diagnostic kits, and exosomal mRNA isolation kits, as well as regenerative medicine contract development and manufacturing services; and golf carts. The company was formerly known as Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. As of April 20, 2020, Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Showa Denko K.K.