Critical Review: Globavend (NASDAQ:GVH) versus Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO)

Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO) and Globavend (NASDAQ:GVH) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Freightos and Globavend’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freightos	-322.83%	-21.23%	-17.16%
Globavend	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Freightos and Globavend’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Freightos	$20.28 million	6.47	-$65.47 million	($1.72)	-1.59
Globavend	$18.59 million	0.98	$1.08 million	N/A	N/A

Globavend has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Freightos.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

22.7% of Freightos shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of Freightos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Freightos and Globavend, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freightos	0	0	1	0	3.00
Globavend	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

Freightos beats Globavend on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Freightos

Freightos Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates a vendor-neutral booking and payment platform for international freight. It operates WebCargo, a platform for connecting carriers and forwarders; and Freightos.com, a platform for connecting service providers to importers/exporters. The company also offers software-as-a-service solutions, such as WebCargo Air for airline rates and ebookings; WebCargo AcceleRate, a multi-modal rate repository; data services; and WebCargo Airline Control Panel that enables airlines to control bookings and optimize pricing with real-time booking analytics. In addition, it provides digital customs brokerage services. The company is based in Jerusalem, Israel.

About Globavend

Globavend Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated cross-border logistics services and air freight forwarding services in Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand. The company's services include parcel consolidation, air freight forwarding, customs clearance, on-carriage parcel transportation, and delivery. It serves e-commerce merchants and operators of e-commerce platforms. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Perth, Australia. Globavend Holdings Limited is subsidiary of Globavend Investments Limited.