Reviewing National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) and Balincan USA (OTCMKTS:BCNN)

Balincan USA (OTCMKTS:BCNN) and National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

69.5% of National CineMedia shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.8% of Balincan USA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of National CineMedia shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Balincan USA and National CineMedia, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Balincan USA	0	0	0	0	N/A
National CineMedia	0	1	2	0	2.67

National CineMedia has a consensus price target of $6.08, suggesting a potential upside of 31.96%. Given National CineMedia’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe National CineMedia is more favorable than Balincan USA.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Balincan USA and National CineMedia’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Balincan USA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
National CineMedia	$165.20 million	2.71	$705.20 million	$31.33	0.15

National CineMedia has higher revenue and earnings than Balincan USA.

Profitability

This table compares Balincan USA and National CineMedia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Balincan USA	N/A	N/A	N/A
National CineMedia	426.68%	-22.42%	-3.47%

Volatility and Risk

Balincan USA has a beta of 6.31, suggesting that its stock price is 531% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National CineMedia has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

National CineMedia beats Balincan USA on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Balincan USA

Tekumo LLC designs and develops on-demand service as a service (SaaS)-based platform. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

About National CineMedia

National CineMedia, Inc., through its subsidiary, National CineMedia, LLC, operates cinema advertising network in North America. It engages in the sale of advertising to national, regional, and local businesses in Noovie, a cinema advertising and entertainment show seen on movie screens; and sells advertising on its Lobby Entertainment Network, a series of strategically-placed screens located in movie theater lobbies, as well as other forms of advertising and promotions in theatre lobbies. The company also sells online and mobile advertising through its Noovie Audience Accelerator product across a suite of Noovie digital properties, such as Name That Movie and Noovie Trivia app to reach entertainment audiences beyond the theater. It offers its services to third-party theater circuits under long-term network affiliate agreements. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.