BrewBilt Manufacturing (OTCMKTS:BBRW – Get Free Report) and Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Risk & Volatility
BrewBilt Manufacturing has a beta of 5.1, meaning that its stock price is 410% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ascent Industries has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares BrewBilt Manufacturing and Ascent Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BrewBilt Manufacturing | $1.44 million | 0.21 | -$7.49 million | ($0.24) | 0.00 |
| Ascent Industries | $177.87 million | 0.84 | -$13.60 million | $0.12 | 132.71 |
BrewBilt Manufacturing has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ascent Industries. BrewBilt Manufacturing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ascent Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares BrewBilt Manufacturing and Ascent Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BrewBilt Manufacturing | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ascent Industries | 0.85% | -1.63% | -1.09% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
26.1% of Ascent Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Ascent Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for BrewBilt Manufacturing and Ascent Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BrewBilt Manufacturing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ascent Industries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Summary
Ascent Industries beats BrewBilt Manufacturing on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BrewBilt Manufacturing
BrewBilt Manufacturing Inc. custom designs, hand crafts, and integrates brewing, fermentation, and distillation processing systems for the craft beer industry in California. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Grass Valley, California.
About Ascent Industries
Ascent Industries Co. an industrials company, produces and distributes stainless steel pipe and tube and specialty chemicals in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Tubular Products and Specialty Chemicals. It manufactures welded pipes and tubes, primarily from stainless steel, duplex, and nickel alloys; and ornamental stainless steel tubes for automotive, commercial transportation, marine, food services, construction, furniture, healthcare, and other industries. The company also produces defoamers, surfactants, and lubricating agents for end users, including companies that supply agrochemical paper, metal working, coatings, water treatment, paint, mining, oil and gas, and janitorial and other applications. In addition, it provides contract manufacturing services, as well as operates as a multi-purpose plant to process various difficult to handle materials, including flammable solvents, viscous liquids, and granular solids. The company was formerly known as Synalloy Corporation and changed its name to Ascent Industries Co. in August 2022. Ascent Industries Co. was founded in 1945 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.
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