Critical Comparison: Powell Max (NASDAQ:PMAX) and Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS)

Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS) and Powell Max (NASDAQ:PMAX) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Intercorp Financial Services and Powell Max’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intercorp Financial Services	30.53%	17.49%	2.13%
Powell Max	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Intercorp Financial Services and Powell Max, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intercorp Financial Services	0	2	1	0	2.33
Powell Max	1	0	0	0	1.00

Intercorp Financial Services presently has a consensus target price of $56.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.43%. Given Intercorp Financial Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Intercorp Financial Services is more favorable than Powell Max.

Volatility and Risk

Intercorp Financial Services has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Powell Max has a beta of 2.22, suggesting that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Intercorp Financial Services and Powell Max”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intercorp Financial Services	$1.67 billion	3.86	$542.25 million	$5.35	10.84
Powell Max	$6.12 million	0.48	-$3.02 million	N/A	N/A

Intercorp Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Powell Max.

Summary

Intercorp Financial Services beats Powell Max on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Intercorp Financial Services

Intercorp Financial Services Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers banking, insurance, wealth management, and payment services for retail and commercial clients in Peru. The company provides loans, credit facilities, deposits, and current accounts; life annuity products with single-premium payment and conventional life insurance products, as well as other retail insurance products; and brokerage and investment management services. It engages in the development, management, operation, and processing of credit and debit cards; facilitation of payments and services through commercial stores; and installation and maintenance of infrastructure for transactions through electronic commerce modality and networks of payment methods processors. The company was incorporated in 1897 and is based in Lima, Peru. Intercorp Financial Services Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Intercorp Perú Ltd.

About Powell Max

Powell Max Limited is a financial communications services provider. Powell Max Limited is based in JERSEY CITY, N.J.