Critical Review: HempAmericana (OTCMKTS:HMPQ) and Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS)

Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) and HempAmericana (OTCMKTS:HMPQ) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Maison Solutions and HempAmericana’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maison Solutions	-4.89%	-46.54%	-6.80%
HempAmericana	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Maison Solutions and HempAmericana, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maison Solutions	1	1	1	0	2.00
HempAmericana	0	0	0	0	0.00

Maison Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 1,276.15%. Given Maison Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Maison Solutions is more favorable than HempAmericana.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 64.7% of Maison Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Maison Solutions and HempAmericana”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maison Solutions	$124.22 million	0.05	$1.17 million	($0.26)	-1.26
HempAmericana	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Maison Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than HempAmericana.

Risk and Volatility

Maison Solutions has a beta of 5.38, indicating that its share price is 438% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HempAmericana has a beta of -0.22, indicating that its share price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Maison Solutions beats HempAmericana on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Maison Solutions

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.

About HempAmericana

HempAmericana, Inc. researches, develops, and sells products made of industrial hemp in the United States. It provides hemp-based concrete, hemp bags, hemp seeds for consumption, hemp clothing, and hemp rolling paper products. HempAmericana, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.