Head to Head Review: LICT (OTCMKTS:LICT) vs. B Communications (OTCMKTS:BCOMF)

Risk and Volatility

LICT has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B Communications has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares LICT and B Communications”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LICT	$134.24 million	N/A	$23.32 million	$880.00	12.07
B Communications	$2.40 billion	0.34	$29.19 million	$0.75	10.33

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

Profitability

This table compares LICT and B Communications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LICT	14.86%	N/A	N/A
B Communications	3.16%	17.62%	3.75%

Summary

B Communications beats LICT on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LICT

LICT Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband, voice, and video services to residential, commercial, and governmental customers. The company offers high speed broadband services, including internet access through copper-based digital subscriber lines, fiber optic facilities, fixed wireless, and cable modems; video services through traditional cable television services and internet protocol television services; voice over internet protocol services; wireless voice communications services; and other telecommunications related services. It operates in California, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, Utah, and Wisconsin. The company was formerly known as Lynch Interactive Corporation and changed its name to LICT Corporation in March 2007. LICT Corporation was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Rye, New York.

About B Communications

B Communications Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides a range of telecommunications services for business and private customers in Israel. It operates through Interior Landline Communication, Cellular Communication, Bezeq International Services, and Multi-Channel TV segments. The company offers landline interior communications, including telephony, internet services and infrastructure, transmission and data communication, and wholesale services; and cellular radio-telephone services. It is also involved in the installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment and systems in the field of cellular communications; distribution of television and radio broadcasts; and marketing of equipment. In addition, the company provides international communication, network endpoint, and ICT solutions; and digital multi-channel TV broadcasting services to subscriptions over satellite and over the internet, as well as value-added services to subscribers. The company was formerly known as 012 Smile. Communications Ltd. and changed its name to B Communications Ltd. in March 2010. B Communications Ltd was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.