Reviewing Evonik Industries (OTCMKTS:EVKIF) & Venator Materials (NYSE:VNTRQ)

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Evonik Industries and Venator Materials”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Evonik Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.01	15.89
Venator Materials	$2.17 billion	27.36	-$188.00 million	($3.28)	-169.38

Evonik Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Venator Materials. Venator Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evonik Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Evonik Industries and Venator Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evonik Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A
Venator Materials	-18.19%	-47.15%	-8.22%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.0% of Evonik Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of Venator Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 41.7% of Venator Materials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Evonik Industries beats Venator Materials on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Evonik Industries

Evonik Industries AG produces specialty chemicals in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America, and North America. It operates through Specialty Additives, Nutrition & Care, Smart Materials, Performance Materials, and Technology & Infrastructure segments. The Specialty Additives segment provides additives for polyurethane; additives, matting agents, fumed silicas, and specialty resins for paints, coatings, and printing inks; isophorone and epoxy curing agents for coatings, adhesives, and composites; and pour-point depressants, and viscosity index improvers for coatings for oil and other lubricants for construction machinery and automotive sector. The Nutrition & Care segment offers D-/l-methionine and lysine for animal nutrition industry; amino acids and peptides; pharmaceutical active ingredients; and biocompatible and bioresorbable materials for orthopedic and medical applications; and system solutions for the cosmetics and detergent industries. The Smart Materials segment provides inorganic materials, including fumed and precipitated silicas and silanes; peroxides for paper and textile industries; specialty catalysts for synthesis and alkoxides; polymers products, such as polymide 12, polymer foam, specialty polybutadiene and polyester, alkoxides, and membranes. The Performance Materials offers C4 derivatives consisting of butadiene, MTBE, butene-1, isononanol, and DINP for use in automotive industry; and superabsorbent products for diapers and hygiene products. The Technology & Infrastructure segment provides energy management, integrated plant support and maintenance, process safety and engineering, pipelines, transport management, logistics safety, digital solutions for chemical production, and strategic site development services. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Essen, Germany.

About Venator Materials

Venator Materials PLC, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets chemical products in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in two segments, Titanium Dioxide and Performance Additives. The Titanium Dioxide segment offers titanium dioxide (TiO2), such as rutile, anatase, and ultrafine TiO2 products for use in coatings, printing inks, PVC window frames, plastic masterbatches, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, polyester and polyamide fibers, catalysts, and cosmetics products. The Performance Additives segment provides barium and zinc additives for use in coatings, films, and paper and glass fiber reinforced plastics; and colored inorganic pigments comprising iron oxides, ultramarines, specialty inorganic chemicals, and driers for construction, coatings, plastics, cosmetics, inks, catalyst, and laminates. This segment also offers wood protection chemicals for use in residential and commercial applications to prolong the life through protection from decay, fungal, and insect attack; timber treatment chemicals for use in decking, fencing, and other residential outdoor wood structures; and industrial construction products for use in telephone poles, and salt water piers and pilings. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Stockton-On-Tees, the United Kingdom. On May 14, 2023, Venator Materials PLC, along with its affiliates filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.