Financial Review: Simplicity Esports and Gaming (WINR) and Its Peers

Insider & Institutional Ownership

44.0% of shares of all “GAMING” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Simplicity Esports and Gaming shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.6% of shares of all “GAMING” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Simplicity Esports and Gaming and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Simplicity Esports and Gaming	N/A	N/A	N/A
Simplicity Esports and Gaming Competitors	$2.48 billion	$18.86 million	7.94

Simplicity Esports and Gaming’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Simplicity Esports and Gaming. Simplicity Esports and Gaming 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 Simplicity Esports and Gaming and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simplicity Esports and Gaming	N/A	N/A	N/A
Simplicity Esports and Gaming Competitors	-21.88%	-37.84%	-1.75%

Risk and Volatility

Simplicity Esports and Gaming has a beta of -0.88, meaning that its share price is 188% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Simplicity Esports and Gaming’s competitors have a beta of 2.59, meaning that their average share price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Simplicity Esports and Gaming competitors beat Simplicity Esports and Gaming on 4 of the 7 factors compared.

About Simplicity Esports and Gaming

Simplicity Esports and Gaming Company operates as an esports company in the United States and Brazil. It owns and manages professional esports teams, such as Flamengo Esports, one of the top League of Legends team in Latin America. It holds online, play-at-home esports tournaments, allowing gamers to compete for cash and prizes from the comfort of their homes. It also collects and royalty from over 40 esports gaming centers, owned by franchisees. The centers blend the latest high performance gaming PCs and consoles for casual and competitive gaming, sales of gaming related merchandise and equipment, and organized grassroots leagues and tournaments.