Comparing Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) & China Resources Beer (OTCMKTS:CRHKY)

Volatility & Risk

Maison Solutions has a beta of 5.96, meaning that its share price is 496% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Resources Beer has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 80.4% of Maison Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Maison Solutions and China Resources Beer”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maison Solutions	$111.74 million	0.17	-$3.34 million	($0.07)	-13.43
China Resources Beer	$4.97 billion	2.07	$728.12 million	N/A	N/A

China Resources Beer has higher revenue and earnings than Maison Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares Maison Solutions and China Resources Beer’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maison Solutions	-3.16%	-24.68%	-3.96%
China Resources Beer	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

China Resources Beer beats Maison Solutions on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Maison Solutions

Maison Solutions Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the specialty grocery retailer in California. The company offers perishable products, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit; non-perishable products, including grocery products comprising cooking utensils, canned foods, Chinese and Asian seasonings and spices, and snacks, as well as liquor, cigarette, lottery, newspaper, reusable bag, non-food, and health products, and general merchandise, beauty care, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services in its stores. It also offers its products online. The company was formerly known as Maison International, Inc. and changed its name to Maison Solutions Inc. in September 2021. Maison Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Monterey Park, California.

About China Resources Beer

China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures, distributes, and sells beer products in Mainland China. The company offers its products under the Nong Li, Snow, and Jinsha brands. The company was formerly known as China Resources Enterprise, Limited and changed its name to China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited in October 2015. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. China Resources Beer (Holdings) Company Limited operates as a subsidiary of CRH (Beer) Limited.