SMC Entertainment (SMCE) and The Competition Critical Survey

SMC Entertainment (OTCMKTS:SMCE) is one of 148 public companies in the “Data processing & preparation” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare SMC Entertainment to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares SMC Entertainment and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SMC Entertainment	N/A	-8.75%	-235.79%
SMC Entertainment Competitors	-142.79%	-1,811.04%	-8.20%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for SMC Entertainment and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SMC Entertainment	0	0	0	0	N/A
SMC Entertainment Competitors	817	4335	5915	138	2.48

As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 16.65%. Given SMC Entertainment’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SMC Entertainment has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Risk and Volatility

SMC Entertainment has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SMC Entertainment’s peers have a beta of 1.12, suggesting that their average share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

46.0% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by institutional investors. 41.2% of SMC Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SMC Entertainment and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
SMC Entertainment	N/A	-$1.56 million	-0.15
SMC Entertainment Competitors	$943.88 million	$10.18 million	3.09

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

Summary

SMC Entertainment peers beat SMC Entertainment on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

SMC Entertainment Company Profile

SMC Entertainment, Inc. focuses on the acquisition and support of financial technology companies in the United States. The company develops and provides technology that combines artificial intelligence (AI) /machine learning (ML) driven Quantitative investing (IQ Engine) with AI-enabled wealth management tools; and offers IQ Engine, an AI driven contextual analyzer that creates a repository of various equity research. It markets a software-as-a-service (SaaS) proprietary platform for certified public accountants, financial institutions, and registered investment advisors. The company was formerly known as SMC Recordings, Inc. and changed its name to SMC Entertainment, Inc. in May 2011. SMC Entertainment, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.