Analyzing N-Viro International (OTCMKTS:NVIC) & TOMI Environmental Solutions (NASDAQ:TOMZ)

TOMI Environmental Solutions (NASDAQ:TOMZ) and N-Viro International (OTCMKTS:NVIC) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for TOMI Environmental Solutions and N-Viro International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TOMI Environmental Solutions	1	1	1	0	2.00
N-Viro International	0	0	0	0	0.00

TOMI Environmental Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 457.32%. Given TOMI Environmental Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe TOMI Environmental Solutions is more favorable than N-Viro International.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares TOMI Environmental Solutions and N-Viro International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TOMI Environmental Solutions	$7.74 million	1.64	-$4.48 million	($0.25)	-2.51
N-Viro International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

N-Viro International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TOMI Environmental Solutions.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.8% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.1% of N-Viro International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares TOMI Environmental Solutions and N-Viro International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TOMI Environmental Solutions	-91.40%	-91.39%	-32.35%
N-Viro International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

TOMI Environmental Solutions beats N-Viro International on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TOMI Environmental Solutions

TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc., a bacteria decontamination and infectious disease control company, engages in the provision of environmental solutions for indoor air and surface disinfection and decontamination in the United States and internationally. The company’s disinfection solutions include SteraPak portable disinfection systems, SteraMist select surface units, SteraMist environment systems, SteraMist total disinfection carts, SteraMist transport units, NV+ fogging disinfection and decontamination systems, SteraMist custom engineered systems, SteraMist Hybrid disinfection systems, SteraMist integrated systems, Stainless Steel 90-Degree applicators, SteraMist plasma decontamination chambers, and iHP Corporate Service Decontamination, which provides full room, equipment, facility, and emergency disinfection and decontamination services. It also manufactures, sells, services, and licenses SteraMist Binary Ionization Technology, a hydrogen peroxide-based mist and fog. The company’s products and services are used in hospitals and medical facilities, bio-safety labs, pharmaceutical facilities, meat and produce processing facilities, universities and research facilities, vivarium labs, and other service industries, including cruise ships, office buildings, hotel and motel rooms, schools, restaurants, military barracks, police and fire departments, prisons, and athletic facilities; and single-family homes and multi-unit residences. TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Frederick, Maryland.

About N-Viro International

N-Viro International Corporation markets its N-Viro Fuel technology that produces a renewable alternative fuel product out of certain bio-organic wastes. N-Viro Fuel is a patented biomass alternative energy fuel process that produces a product that has physical and chemical characteristics similar to certain coals and is created from municipal biosolids, collectable animal manure, pulp and paper sludge, and other organic wastes. The company owns and licenses the N-Viro Process, a patented technology to treat and recycle wastewater sludges and other bio-organic wastes, utilizing certain alkaline by-products produced by the cement, lime, and other industries, as well as electric utilities. Its N-Viro Process stabilizes and pasteurizes sludge; reduces odors to acceptable levels; neutralizes or immobilizes various constituents; and generates N-Viro Soil, a product that has a granular appearance similar to soil and is used in various agricultural applications. In addition, the company is involved in the distribution and resale of alkaline admixtures. N-Viro International Corporation was founded in 1979 and is based in Toledo, Ohio.