Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO) & Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF) Financial Survey

Loomis (OTCMKTS:LOIMF) and Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Loomis and Freightos’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loomis	5.40%	12.72%	4.30%
Freightos	-88.17%	-38.19%	-28.69%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

22.7% of Freightos shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of Freightos shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Loomis and Freightos”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Loomis	$2.88 billion	N/A	$155.24 million	$2.26	17.48
Freightos	$23.78 million	5.12	-$22.49 million	($0.46)	-5.33

Loomis has higher revenue and earnings than Freightos. Freightos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loomis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Loomis and Freightos, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Loomis	0	0	0	0	0.00
Freightos	0	0	1	0	3.00

Freightos has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.86%. Given Freightos’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Freightos is more favorable than Loomis.

Summary

Loomis beats Freightos on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Loomis

Loomis AB (publ) provides solutions for the distribution, payments, handling, storage, and recycling of cash and other valuables. The company offers a range of solutions for cash in transit, cash management services, foreign exchange services, automated teller machines, automated solutions, and international valuables logistics, as well as operates Loomis Pay, a payment service that enables processing of various types of payment methods, such as card, cash, and digital alternatives. It serves financial institutions, banks, retailers, commercial enterprises, and other customers, as well as public sector in Sweden, the United States, France, Switzerland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Loomis AB (publ) was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

About Freightos

Freightos Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates a vendor-neutral booking and payment platform for international freight. It operates WebCargo, a platform for connecting carriers and forwarders; and Freightos.com, a platform for connecting service providers to importers/exporters. The company also offers software-as-a-service solutions, such as WebCargo Air for airline rates and ebookings; WebCargo AcceleRate, a multi-modal rate repository; data services; and WebCargo Airline Control Panel that enables airlines to control bookings and optimize pricing with real-time booking analytics. In addition, it provides digital customs brokerage services. The company is based in Jerusalem, Israel.