Analyzing American Biltrite (OTCMKTS:ABLT) and Northann (NYSE:NCL)

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares American Biltrite and Northann”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Biltrite	$185.53 million	0.01	-$2.64 million	($39.44)	-2.28
Northann	$13.97 million	0.47	-$7.13 million	($0.37)	-0.73

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

Profitability

This table compares American Biltrite and Northann’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Biltrite	-0.69%	-5.25%	-1.07%
Northann	-49.80%	-6,763.31%	-54.75%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.3% of Northann shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

American Biltrite beats Northann on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American Biltrite

American Biltrite Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides tape, jewelry, flooring, and rubber products worldwide. The company produces and offers pressure sensitive tapes, films, and protective sheeting under the American Biltrite and Ideal brands, which are used in various markets, such as automotive and transportation; construction; shoe/footwear; graphic arts, print, and signage; and various other industrial and consumer applications. It also manufactures and distributes commercial flooring primarily for healthcare, educational, and institutional sectors; and performance sheet rubber in North America, as well as designs and supplies fashion jewelry to department stores under the brands of Guess, T Tahari, Robert Rose, Berry, and Jessica McClintock. The company sells its tape products through sales organizations, distributors, and select manufacturers’ representatives. American Biltrite Inc. was founded in 1908 and is based in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.

About Northann

Northann Corp. engages in the manufacture, wholesale, and retail of the 3D printed vinyl flooring panels and other decorative panels in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers its products under the Benchwick brand name. Northann Corp. was founded in 2013 and is based in Elk Grove, California.