Financial Survey: Shineco (NASDAQ:SISI) versus Lendway (NASDAQ:LDWY)

Risk & Volatility

Shineco has a beta of -0.07, meaning that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lendway has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Shineco and Lendway”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shineco	$10.33 million	0.37	-$22.45 million	N/A	N/A
Lendway	$31.58 million	0.28	$2.41 million	($1.98)	-2.48

Lendway has higher revenue and earnings than Shineco.

Profitability

This table compares Shineco and Lendway’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shineco	-288.85%	-67.56%	-31.37%
Lendway	N/A	-21.56%	-4.32%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

4.1% of Shineco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Lendway shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Shineco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Lendway shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lendway beats Shineco on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Shineco

Shineco, Inc., through its subsidiaries, processes and distributes agricultural produce. It also engages in the growing and cultivation of mulberry trees and silkworm cocoons; distribution of fruit business; and processing and distribution of silk and silk fabrics, as well as other by-products. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About Lendway

Lendway, Inc. operates as a specialty agricultural and finance company focusing on making and managing its agricultural investments in the United States and internationally. It owns and operates FarmlandCredit.com, a non-bank lending business that seeks to purchase existing loans and/or originate and fund new loans domestically. The company was formerly known as Insignia Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Lendway, Inc. in August 2023. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.