Critical Survey: Maison Solutions (MSS) and The Competition

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

Profitability

This table compares Maison Solutions and its rivals’ 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%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Maison Solutions and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maison Solutions	0	0	0	0	N/A
Maison Solutions Competitors	1086	2844	3069	134	2.32

As a group, “Grocery stores” companies have a potential downside of 3.09%. Given Maison Solutions’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Maison Solutions has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Maison Solutions and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maison Solutions	$58.04 million	-$3.34 million	-7.03
Maison Solutions Competitors	$30.67 billion	$510.25 million	146.07

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of shares of all “Grocery stores” companies are held by institutional investors. 22.2% of shares of all “Grocery stores” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

Maison Solutions Company Profile

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.