Maison Solutions (MSS) vs. Its Competitors Head-To-Head Survey

Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) is one of 64 public companies in the “Grocery stores” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Maison Solutions to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maison Solutions	$58.04 million	-$3.34 million	-8.93
Maison Solutions Competitors	$31.06 billion	$546.02 million	139.87

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of shares of all “Grocery stores” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.2% of shares of all “Grocery stores” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Maison Solutions and its competitors’ 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	1.19%	11.20%	4.14%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Maison Solutions and its competitors, as reported 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	1101	2873	3083	134	2.31

As a group, “Grocery stores” companies have a potential downside of 3.83%. Given Maison Solutions’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Maison Solutions has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Maison Solutions competitors beat Maison Solutions on 8 of the 8 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.