HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR (OTCMKTS:HOWWY) vs. Absolute Software (OTCMKTS:ALSWF) Critical Contrast

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Absolute Software and HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Absolute Software	$104.67 million	0.00	$10.64 million	$0.24	0.03
HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR	$253.58 million	16.46	$1.15 billion	N/A	N/A

HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR has higher revenue and earnings than Absolute Software.

Profitability

This table compares Absolute Software and HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Absolute Software	10.16%	-23.28%	9.44%
HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.2% of Absolute Software shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Absolute Software pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3,871.0%. HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Absolute Software pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Risk & Volatility

Absolute Software has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

About Absolute Software

Absolute Software Corp. engages in the provision of cloud-based service that supports the management and security of computing devices, applications, and data for a variety of organizations. Its solutions includes education, financial services, general date protection regulations (GDPR) compliance, government, healthcare, professional services, and technology solutions such as Absolute for Android, and Absolute for Chromebook. The company was founded on November 24, 1993 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About HOPEWELL HOLDIN/ADR

Hopewell Holdings Limited (“HHL”), the Hong Kong-based group, was listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in 1972. HHL and its subsidiaries are active in the fields of property development and investment, investment in infrastructure projects, hotel investment and management, restaurant operations and food catering.