Head-To-Head Analysis: Maison Solutions (MSS) versus The Competition

Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) is one of 63 publicly-traded companies in the “Grocery stores” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Maison Solutions to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Maison Solutions and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maison Solutions	-3.43%	-22.40%	-4.04%
Maison Solutions Competitors	1.20%	11.24%	4.15%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of shares of all “Grocery stores” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.2% of shares of all “Grocery stores” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Maison Solutions and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maison Solutions	$73.94 million	-$3.34 million	-6.54
Maison Solutions Competitors	$30.67 billion	$510.25 million	154.19

Maison Solutions’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Maison Solutions. Maison Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Maison Solutions and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maison Solutions	0	0	0	0	N/A
Maison Solutions Competitors	1086	2846	3071	134	2.32

As a group, “Grocery stores” companies have a potential downside of 2.23%. Given Maison Solutions’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Maison Solutions has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Maison Solutions competitors beat Maison Solutions on 9 of the 9 factors compared.

About Maison Solutions

Maison Solutions Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the specialty grocery retailer in California. The company offers perishable products, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit; non-perishable products, including grocery products comprising cooking utensils, canned foods, Chinese and Asian seasonings and spices, and snacks, as well as liquor, cigarette, lottery, newspaper, reusable bag, non-food, and health products, and general merchandise, beauty care, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services in its stores. It also offers its products online. The company was formerly known as Maison International, Inc. and changed its name to Maison Solutions Inc. in September 2021. Maison Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Monterey Park, California.