Comparing Global Industrial (NYSE:GIC) & Lianhe Sowell International Group (NASDAQ:LHSW)

Global Industrial (NYSE:GIC) and Lianhe Sowell International Group (NASDAQ:LHSW) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Global Industrial and Lianhe Sowell International Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Industrial	$1.32 billion	0.96	$61.00 million	$1.75	18.68
Lianhe Sowell International Group	$36.54 million	0.83	$3.12 million	N/A	N/A

Global Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than Lianhe Sowell International Group.

Profitability

This table compares Global Industrial and Lianhe Sowell International Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Industrial	5.11%	22.85%	12.11%
Lianhe Sowell International Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

31.2% of Global Industrial shares are held by institutional investors. 64.2% of Global Industrial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Global Industrial and Lianhe Sowell International Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Industrial	0	2	0	0	2.00
Lianhe Sowell International Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

Global Industrial beats Lianhe Sowell International Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Global Industrial

Global Industrial Company operates as an industrial distributor of various industrial and maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) products in North America. It offers storage and shelving, safety and security, carts and trucks, HVAC and fans, furniture and decor, material handling, janitorial and facility maintenance, workbenches and shop desks, tools and instruments, plumbing and pumps, office and school supplies, packaging and shipping, lighting and electrical, foodservice and retail, medical and laboratory, motors and power transmission, building supplies, machining, fasteners and hardware, vehicle maintenance, and raw materials. The company offers industrial and MRO products under the Global, GlobalIndustrial.com, Nexel, Paramount, Interion, and Absocold trademarks. It serves businesses; state, local, and private educational organizations; and government entities through relationship marketers, e-commerce sites, signature campaigns, and catalogs. The company was formerly known as Systemax Inc. Global Industrial Company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Port Washington, New York.

About Lianhe Sowell International Group

Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in trading of electronic products and software development. Its products include Intelligent traffic, low voltage Intelligent Integration, Industrial Intelligence, Industrial machine vision, and precision visual Al painting robot. The company was founded by Yue Zhu on April 6, 2007 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.