Analyzing A Clean Slate (OTCMKTS:DRWN) & Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS)

A Clean Slate (OTCMKTS:DRWN) and Cintas (NASDAQ:CTAS) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

A Clean Slate has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cintas has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares A Clean Slate and Cintas”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
A Clean Slate	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cintas	$10.79 billion	7.14	$1.81 billion	$3.43	56.19

Cintas has higher revenue and earnings than A Clean Slate.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

63.5% of Cintas shares are held by institutional investors. 19.1% of A Clean Slate shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Cintas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares A Clean Slate and Cintas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
A Clean Slate	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cintas	17.58%	41.07%	19.27%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for A Clean Slate and Cintas, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
A Clean Slate	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cintas	2	8	5	1	2.31

Cintas has a consensus target price of $212.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.00%. Given Cintas’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cintas is more favorable than A Clean Slate.

Summary

Cintas beats A Clean Slate on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About A Clean Slate

Quantum Medical Transport, Inc., doing business as Quantum Medical Data Services, operates as a medical blockchain data services company. It is developing a medical blockchain technology for secure data storage and data transfer. The company was formerly known as A Clean Slate, Inc. and changed its name to Quantum Medical Transport, Inc. in August 2015. Quantum Medical Transport, Inc. is based in Sugar Land, Texas.

About Cintas

Cintas Corporation engages in the provision of corporate identity uniforms and related business services primarily in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Uniform Rental and Facility Services, First Aid and Safety Services, and All Other segments. The company rents and services uniforms and other garments, including flame resistant clothing, mats, mops and shop towels, and other ancillary items; and provides restroom cleaning services and supplies, as well as sells uniforms. In addition, the company offers first aid and safety services, and fire protection products and services. It provides its products and services through its distribution network and local delivery routes, or local representatives to small service and manufacturing companies, as well as major corporations. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cintas Corporation was formerly a subsidiary of Cintas Corporation.