Marin Software (NASDAQ:MRIN) vs. Beyond Commerce (OTCMKTS:BYOC) Financial Review

Marin Software (NASDAQ:MRIN) and Beyond Commerce (OTCMKTS:BYOC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.5% of Marin Software shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Marin Software shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Beyond Commerce shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Marin Software and Beyond Commerce, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marin Software	0	0	0	0	N/A
Beyond Commerce	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Marin Software and Beyond Commerce’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marin Software	-107.95%	-78.95%	-57.29%
Beyond Commerce	-73.21%	N/A	-61.06%

Risk & Volatility

Marin Software has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beyond Commerce has a beta of -0.27, suggesting that its stock price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Marin Software and Beyond Commerce’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marin Software	$17.73 million	0.40	-$21.92 million	($6.26)	-0.36
Beyond Commerce	$3.56 million	0.00	-$2.28 million	N/A	N/A

Beyond Commerce has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Marin Software.

Summary

Marin Software beats Beyond Commerce on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Marin Software

Marin Software Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides enterprise marketing software for advertisers and agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It offers MarinOne, a search, social, and eCommerce advertising platform, as well as self-serves solutions and managed services. The company markets and sells its solutions to advertisers directly, and through advertising agencies that use its platform on behalf of their customers. Marin Software Incorporated was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Beyond Commerce

Beyond Commerce, Inc. engages in the business-to-business Internet marketing technology and services, and information management market businesses. It offers content, business process management, customer feedback management, customer experience management, business network, and BYOC analytics services. The company was formerly known as BOOMj, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond Commerce, Inc. in February 2009. Beyond Commerce, Inc. is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.