Financial Contrast: Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) versus Bit Origin (NASDAQ:BTOG)

Bit Origin (NASDAQ:BTOG) and Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.1% of Bit Origin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Bit Origin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Bit Origin and Crescent Capital BDC, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bit Origin	0	0	0	0	0.00
Crescent Capital BDC	0	1	5	0	2.83

Crescent Capital BDC has a consensus price target of $19.17, suggesting a potential upside of 0.56%. Given Crescent Capital BDC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crescent Capital BDC is more favorable than Bit Origin.

Profitability

This table compares Bit Origin and Crescent Capital BDC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bit Origin	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crescent Capital BDC	47.06%	12.20%	5.57%

Volatility & Risk

Bit Origin has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Bit Origin and Crescent Capital BDC”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bit Origin	$2.89 million	1.76	-$28.22 million	N/A	N/A
Crescent Capital BDC	$104.15 million	6.78	$83.84 million	$2.55	7.47

Crescent Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Bit Origin.

Summary

Crescent Capital BDC beats Bit Origin on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bit Origin

Bit Origin Ltd, through its subsidiaries, engages in the cryptocurrency mining business in the United States. It is also involved in deploying blockchain technologies. The company was formerly known as China Xiangtai Food Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Bit Origin Ltd in April 2022. Bit Origin Ltd was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Singapore, Singapore.

About Crescent Capital BDC

Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. is as a business development company private equity / buyouts and loan fund. It specializes in directly investing. It specializes in middle market. The fund seeks to invest in United States.