Comparing SMC Entertainment (SMCE) and Its Peers

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SMC Entertainment and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
SMC Entertainment	N/A	-$1.56 million	-0.14
SMC Entertainment Competitors	$948.94 million	$10.18 million	3.10

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for SMC Entertainment and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SMC Entertainment	0	0	0	0	N/A
SMC Entertainment Competitors	817	4337	5919	138	2.48

As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 16.64%. Given SMC Entertainment’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SMC Entertainment has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

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%

Risk and Volatility

SMC Entertainment has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SMC Entertainment’s peers have a beta of 1.10, indicating that their average stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.