Contrasting VCI Global (NASDAQ:VCIG) & Intellinetics (OTCMKTS:INLXD)

Intellinetics (OTCMKTS:INLXD) and VCI Global (NASDAQ:VCIG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Intellinetics and VCI Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intellinetics	-84.11%	N/A	-214.86%
VCI Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Intellinetics and VCI Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intellinetics	0	0	0	0	0.00
VCI Global	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.2% of VCI Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.7% of Intellinetics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Intellinetics has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VCI Global has a beta of 7.87, indicating that its share price is 687% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Intellinetics and VCI Global”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intellinetics	$2.54 million	0.82	-$2.13 million	($6.00)	-0.90
VCI Global	$26.09 million	0.02	-$30.26 million	N/A	N/A

Intellinetics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than VCI Global.

Summary

VCI Global beats Intellinetics on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Intellinetics

Intellinetics, Inc. develops, markets, and sells document solutions software to the public and private sectors in the United States. The company's software platform allows its customers to capture and manage documents across operations, such as scanned hard-copy documents and digital documents, including Microsoft Office 365, digital images, audios, videos, and emails. It offers IntelliCloud software platform solutions that include image processing modules, records management, workflow, and extended components. The company also provides installation, integration, training, and consulting services, as well as ongoing software maintenance and customer support services; and pre-installation assessment, project scoping, and implementation consulting services. It sells its products to resellers and directly to customers, as well as provides access to its software solutions as a service through the Internet. The company was formerly known as GlobalWise Investments, Inc. and changed its name to Intellinetics, Inc. in September 2014. Intellinetics, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

About VCI Global

VCI Global Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides business and technology consulting services in Malaysia. The company offers business strategy consultancy services, including listing solutions, investors relations, and boardroom strategies consultancy. It also provides technology consultancy services and solutions, such as digital development, fintech solution, and software solutions. In addition, the company engages in corporate and business advisory services in corporate finance, corporate structuring and restructuring, equity investment, and merger and acquisition; listings on recognized stock exchanges; fintech advisory; technology development; and computer software programming. Further, it is involved in provision of artificial intelligence; image processing; communication; networking and process control software services; money lending services; education and training services; real estate management consultancy services; and leasing and operational management of resort properties. The company serves its products to small-medium enterprises and government-linked agencies, as well as to publicly traded conglomerates across various industries. VCI Global Limited was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.