Leafbuyer Technologies (OTCMKTS:LBUYD) versus Skillful Craftsman Education Technology (NASDAQ:EDTK) Critical Review

Leafbuyer Technologies (OTCMKTS:LBUYD) and Skillful Craftsman Education Technology (NASDAQ:EDTK) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Leafbuyer Technologies and Skillful Craftsman Education Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Leafbuyer Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profitability

This table compares Leafbuyer Technologies and Skillful Craftsman Education Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Leafbuyer Technologies	2.66%	-8.43%	11.11%
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Leafbuyer Technologies has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skillful Craftsman Education Technology has a beta of -0.48, indicating that its share price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Leafbuyer Technologies and Skillful Craftsman Education Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Leafbuyer Technologies	$6.47 million	0.02	$260,000.00	N/A	N/A
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology	$890,000.00	18.08	-$7.58 million	N/A	N/A

Leafbuyer Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Skillful Craftsman Education Technology.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

11.0% of Leafbuyer Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.5% of Skillful Craftsman Education Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 25.8% of Leafbuyer Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Skillful Craftsman Education Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Leafbuyer Technologies beats Skillful Craftsman Education Technology on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Leafbuyer Technologies

Leafbuyer Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, LB Media Group, LLC, provides online resources for cannabis deals and specials in the United States. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

About Skillful Craftsman Education Technology

Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Limited provides vocational online education and technology services to college students and graduates in the People's Republic of China. The company's education services cover a range of subjects, including vocational, continuing, basic, and higher education. It operates three education platforms, including the Lifelong Education Public Service Platform that offers approximately 200 courses; Vocational Training platform, which provides 642 courses covering mechanics, electronics, auto repair, and construction subjects; and Virtual Simulation Experimental Training platform that offers 12 experimental programs. The company also offers technology services, including software development and maintenance, hardware installation, and testing and related consulting and training services; and cloud services for private companies, academic institutions, and government agencies. In addition, it provides financial education services through financial investment educational platform, which offers global securities market, basic securities knowledge, fundamental analysis, and technical analysis courses; and flexible employment service by providing recruitment outsourcing services for employer's permanent staff hires. Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Limited was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Wuxi, the People's Republic of China.