Reviewing TH International (NASDAQ:THCH) and Yoshiharu Global (NASDAQ:YOSH)

TH International (NASDAQ:THCH) and Yoshiharu Global (NASDAQ:YOSH) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

91.9% of TH International shares are held by institutional investors. 69.5% of Yoshiharu Global shares 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.

Volatility & Risk

TH International has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yoshiharu Global has a beta of 2.93, indicating that its stock price is 193% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for TH International and Yoshiharu Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TH International	0	0	0	0	N/A
Yoshiharu Global	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares TH International and Yoshiharu Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TH International	-53.46%	N/A	-20.48%
Yoshiharu Global	-33.01%	-92.09%	-22.00%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares TH International and Yoshiharu Global’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TH International	$221.94 million	0.55	-$123.81 million	($0.74)	-0.99
Yoshiharu Global	$9.22 million	0.62	-$3.04 million	($3.40)	-1.37

Yoshiharu Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TH International. Yoshiharu Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TH International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

TH International beats Yoshiharu Global on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TH International

TH International Limited operates Tim Hortons coffee shops in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. The company offers brewed tea, coffee, milk tea, lemonade, hot chocolate, and coffee drinks. It is also involved in franchise related business. The company is based in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

About Yoshiharu Global

Yoshiharu Global Co., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of Japanese restaurants in California. It offers bone broth, ramen, sushi rolls, bento boxes, and other Japanese cuisines. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Buena Park, California.