Contrasting 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 compare to its competitors? We will compare SMC Entertainment to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SMC Entertainment and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
SMC Entertainment	N/A	-$1.56 million	-0.15
SMC Entertainment Competitors	$5.67 billion	$9.50 million	3.31

SMC Entertainment’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than SMC Entertainment. SMC Entertainment 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.

Profitability

This table compares SMC Entertainment and its competitors’ 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 Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for SMC Entertainment and its competitors, 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	818	4339	5921	138	2.48

As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 14.57%. Given SMC Entertainment’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SMC Entertainment has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

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 competitors have a beta of 1.18, indicating that their average stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

45.3% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by institutional investors. 41.2% of SMC Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

About SMC Entertainment

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.