Comparing Vision Marine Technologies (NASDAQ:VMAR) & Bollinger Industries (OTCMKTS:BOLL)

Vision Marine Technologies (NASDAQ:VMAR) and Bollinger Industries (OTCMKTS:BOLL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Vision Marine Technologies and Bollinger Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vision Marine Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
Bollinger Industries	0	0	0	0	0.00

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Vision Marine Technologies and Bollinger Industries”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vision Marine Technologies	$29.42 million	0.02	-$21.65 million	($376.00)	-0.01
Bollinger Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Bollinger Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vision Marine Technologies.

Risk and Volatility

Vision Marine Technologies has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bollinger Industries has a beta of -0.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Vision Marine Technologies and Bollinger Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vision Marine Technologies	-84.38%	-240.59%	-59.56%
Bollinger Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

53.8% of Vision Marine Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 40.4% of Vision Marine Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 60.6% of Bollinger Industries shares are held by company 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.

About Vision Marine Technologies

Vision Marine Technologies Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and rents electric boats in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It offers e-motion electric powertrain technology; e-motion electric outboard powertrain system; electric boats; maintenance, repair, and customer support services; as well as manufactures customized boats. The company also provides its products through website and distributors. It serves original equipment manufacturers, retail customer, boat clubs, and boat rental operations. The company was formerly known as Riopel Marine Inc. and changed its name to Vision Marine Technologies Inc. in April 2020. Vision Marine Technologies Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Boisbriand, Canada.

About Bollinger Industries

Bollinger Industries, Inc. operates as a consumer products company in the United States and internationally. It offers flashlights and other lighting solutions under the NEBO brand name; pocketknives, pocket tools, and everyday carry gadgets under the TRUE brand name; pest defense products under the Skeeter Hawk brand; lights, lasers, and optics under the iPROTEC name; personal heating products under the THAW brand name; and power banks under the HALO brand name. The company offers products through retail stores and online shopping sites, as well as through its own website. Bollinger Industries, Inc. was founded in 1974 and is based in Roanoke, Texas.