Contrasting OriginClear (OTCMKTS:OCLN) & Intevac (NASDAQ:IVAC)

OriginClear (OTCMKTS:OCLN) and Intevac (NASDAQ:IVAC) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares OriginClear and Intevac’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OriginClear	N/A	N/A	-11.62%
Intevac	-13.55%	-8.82%	-6.64%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares OriginClear and Intevac”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OriginClear	$30,000.00	144.92	-$11.63 million	N/A	N/A
Intevac	$52.67 million	1.80	-$12.19 million	($0.33)	-10.67

OriginClear has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Intevac.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for OriginClear and Intevac, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OriginClear	0	0	0	0	0.00
Intevac	0	1	0	0	2.00

Volatility and Risk

OriginClear has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intevac has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

60.3% of Intevac shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of OriginClear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Intevac shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

About OriginClear

OriginClear, Inc. provides water treatment solutions worldwide. The company designs and manufactures a line of water treatment systems for municipal, industrial, and pure water applications. It also offers a range of services, including maintenance contracts, retrofits, and replacement assistance; and rents equipment through contracts of varying duration, as well as provides prefabricated water transport and treatment systems. The company was formerly known as OriginOil, Inc. and changed its name to OriginClear, Inc. in April 2015. OriginClear, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.

About Intevac

Intevac, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the designing, developing, and manufacturing thin-film processing systems in the United States, Europe, and Asia. It designs, develops, and markets vacuum process equipment solutions for manufacturing small substrates with precise thin-film properties, such as hard disk drive, advanced coatings, and other adjacent thin-film markets. The company sells its products primarily through its direct sales force, as well as through distributors in Japan and China. Intevac, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.