Comparing HomesToLife (HTLM) and Its Competitors

HomesToLife (NASDAQ:HTLM) is one of 17 publicly-traded companies in the “FURNITURE” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare HomesToLife to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares HomesToLife and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
HomesToLife	$4.17 million	-$1.67 million	327.00
HomesToLife Competitors	$1.41 billion	-$10.34 million	25.29

HomesToLife’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than HomesToLife. HomesToLife is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

62.4% of shares of all “FURNITURE” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of shares of all “FURNITURE” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares HomesToLife and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HomesToLife	N/A	N/A	N/A
HomesToLife Competitors	-2.80%	-29.00%	-2.03%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for HomesToLife and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HomesToLife	1	0	0	0	1.00
HomesToLife Competitors	76	547	320	58	2.36

As a group, “FURNITURE” companies have a potential upside of 40.95%. Given HomesToLife’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HomesToLife has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

HomesToLife rivals beat HomesToLife on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

About HomesToLife

HomesToLife Ltd. engages in the retail of home furniture and sale of customized furniture solutions. Its products include leather and fabric upholstered furniture, case goods, and accessories. The company was founded by Yong Pin Phua and Yong Tat Phua in September 1989 and is headquartered in Singapore.