Financial Comparison: Treasure Global (NASDAQ:TGL) & 36Kr (NASDAQ:KRKR)

Treasure Global (NASDAQ:TGL) and 36Kr (NASDAQ:KRKR) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Treasure Global has a beta of 3.35, indicating that its share price is 235% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 36Kr has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of 36Kr shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Treasure Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.4% of 36Kr shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Treasure Global and 36Kr, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Treasure Global	0	0	0	0	N/A
36Kr	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Treasure Global and 36Kr’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Treasure Global	-17.50%	-723.98%	-166.46%
36Kr	-26.79%	-31.62%	-18.86%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Treasure Global and 36Kr’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Treasure Global	$69.41 million	0.65	-$11.73 million	($3.36)	-1.21
36Kr	$47.91 million	0.30	-$12.67 million	($0.30)	-1.22

Treasure Global has higher revenue and earnings than 36Kr. 36Kr is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Treasure Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

About Treasure Global

Treasure Global Inc. offers e-commerce activities through its platform. Its platform provides consumers and merchants instant rebates and affiliate cashback programs, while providing a seamless e-payment solution with rebates in both e-commerce and physical retailers/merchant settings. The company offers ZCITY App, a payment gateway platform. Treasure Global Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.

About 36Kr

36Kr Holdings Inc. provides content and business services in the People's Republic of China. It creates and distributes various content, including insightful reports on companies and timely market updates, as well as editorials and commentaries in various industries, such as technology, media and entertainment, consumer, retail, and healthcare. The company's business services include online advertising services; enterprise value-added services, such as integrated marketing, advertisement agent, offline events, and consulting services; and subscription services to individuals, institutional investors, and enterprises. 36Kr Holdings Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.