Financial Review: Carbon Revolution Public (NASDAQ:CREV) & Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF)

Carbon Revolution Public (NASDAQ:CREV) and Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Carbon Revolution Public and Bain Capital Specialty Finance”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carbon Revolution Public	N/A	N/A	$170,000.00	N/A	N/A
Bain Capital Specialty Finance	$146.76 million	7.40	$123.38 million	$2.00	8.41

Bain Capital Specialty Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Carbon Revolution Public.

Volatility & Risk

Carbon Revolution Public has a beta of 3, meaning that its share price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.2% of Carbon Revolution Public shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Carbon Revolution Public shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares are held by 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 Carbon Revolution Public and Bain Capital Specialty Finance’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carbon Revolution Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bain Capital Specialty Finance	43.90%	12.09%	5.49%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Carbon Revolution Public and Bain Capital Specialty Finance, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carbon Revolution Public	0	0	1	0	3.00
Bain Capital Specialty Finance	0	1	1	0	2.50

Carbon Revolution Public presently has a consensus target price of $39.00, indicating a potential upside of 964.12%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.07%. Given Carbon Revolution Public’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Carbon Revolution Public is more favorable than Bain Capital Specialty Finance.

Summary

Bain Capital Specialty Finance beats Carbon Revolution Public on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Carbon Revolution Public

Carbon Revolution Public Limited Company manufactures and sells carbon fibre wheels to original equipment vehicle manufacturers for the automotive industry worldwide. It also provides associated engineering services; and sells tools. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

About Bain Capital Specialty Finance

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. is business development company specializing in direct loans to middle-market companies. The fund seeks to invest in senior investments with a first or second lien on collateral, senior first lien, stretch senior, senior second lien, unitranche, mezzanine debt, junior securities, other junior investments, and secondary purchases of assets or portfolios that primarily consist of middle-market corporate debt. It typically invests in companies with EBITDA between $10 million and $150 million.