Head-To-Head Review: Global Industrial (NYSE:GIC) & Lianhe Sowell International Group (NASDAQ:LHSW)

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

Profitability

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

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

31.2% of Global Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.3% of Global Industrial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lianhe Sowell International Group	$36.54 million	0.87	$3.12 million	N/A	N/A
Global Industrial	$1.32 billion	0.90	$61.00 million	$1.75	17.51

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Lianhe Sowell International Group and Global Industrial, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

Summary

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

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.

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.