Comparing Air France-KLM (OTCMKTS:AFLYY) & Saker Aviation Services (OTCMKTS:SKAS)

Saker Aviation Services (OTCMKTS:SKAS) and Air France-KLM (OTCMKTS:AFLYY) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Saker Aviation Services and Air France-KLM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Saker Aviation Services	6.08%	-4.66%	-4.33%
Air France-KLM	3.21%	82.86%	2.79%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

37.3% of Saker Aviation Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Air France-KLM shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.6% of Saker Aviation Services 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.

Volatility and Risk

Saker Aviation Services has a beta of -0.15, indicating that its share price is 115% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air France-KLM has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Saker Aviation Services and Air France-KLM, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Saker Aviation Services	0	0	0	0	0.00
Air France-KLM	0	5	1	1	2.43

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Saker Aviation Services and Air France-KLM”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Saker Aviation Services	$9.17 million	0.73	$1.25 million	($0.42)	-15.71
Air France-KLM	$34.05 billion	0.10	$343.03 million	$0.40	3.31

Air France-KLM has higher revenue and earnings than Saker Aviation Services. Saker Aviation Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Air France-KLM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Air France-KLM beats Saker Aviation Services on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Saker Aviation Services

Saker Aviation Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the aviation services segment of the general aviation industry in the United States. It serves as the operator of a Downtown Manhattan (New York) Heliport. The company was formerly known as FirstFlight, Inc. and changed its name to Saker Aviation Services, Inc. in September 2009. Saker Aviation Services, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Air France-KLM

Air France-KLM SA, together with its subsidiaries, provides passenger and cargo transportation services and aeronautical maintenance in Metropolitan France, Benelux, rest of Europe, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Airframe maintenance, Engine Maintenance, and Component Support. It offers airframe maintenance, electronic, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and other services. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Paris, France.