Innovation Beverage Group (NASDAQ:IBG) and Willamette Valley Vineyards (NASDAQ:WVVI) Financial Analysis

Innovation Beverage Group (NASDAQ:IBG) and Willamette Valley Vineyards (NASDAQ:WVVI) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.2% of Willamette Valley Vineyards shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.1% of Willamette Valley Vineyards shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Innovation Beverage Group and Willamette Valley Vineyards’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Innovation Beverage Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Willamette Valley Vineyards	-1.99%	-3.30%	-0.70%

Risk & Volatility

Innovation Beverage Group has a beta of 3.43, meaning that its stock price is 243% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Willamette Valley Vineyards has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Innovation Beverage Group and Willamette Valley Vineyards, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Innovation Beverage Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Willamette Valley Vineyards	1	0	0	0	1.00

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Innovation Beverage Group and Willamette Valley Vineyards”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Innovation Beverage Group	$2.93 million	0.40	-$2.57 million	N/A	N/A
Willamette Valley Vineyards	$37.20 million	0.34	-$920,000.00	($0.61)	-4.11

Willamette Valley Vineyards has higher revenue and earnings than Innovation Beverage Group.

About Innovation Beverage Group

Innovation Beverage Group (formerly Australian Boutique Spirits) is an award-winning distillery that produces a variety of brands in-house and imports global brands to sell exclusively to the Australian market through bevmart.com.au. It was recently recognized as the Australian Liqueur Distillery of the year by the Melbourne International Spirits Competition.

About Willamette Valley Vineyards

Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. produces and sells wine in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Direct Sales and Distributor Sales. It primarily offers Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Gruner Veltliner, Rose, Brut, Brut Rose, and Riesling branded wines under the Willamette Valley Vineyards label; Semi-Sparkling Muscat branded wine under the Tualatin Estate Vineyards label; Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Cabernet Franc, Tempranillo, Malbec, The Griffin, and Viognier branded wines under the Griffin Creek label; and Brut, Brut Rose, and Blanc de Blancs under the Domaine Willamette label. The company also provides Pinot Noir and Chardonnay branded wine under the Elton label; Chrysologue, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon branded wine under the Pambrun label; and Frontiere Syrah, Lisette Rose, Graviére Syrah, Voyageur Syrah, Bourgeois Grenache, and Voltigeur Viognier branded wine under the Maison Bleue label, as well as offers wines under the Natoma, Pere Ami, and Metis labels. It owns and leases approximately 1,018 acres of land. The company markets and sells its wine products through direct sales at the retail locations; mailing lists; and distributors and wine brokers. Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Turner, Oregon.