Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) & Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. (OTCMKTS:NFPDF) Critical Analysis

Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. (OTCMKTS:NFPDF) and Westrock Coffee (NASDAQ:WEST) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. and Westrock Coffee”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd.	N/A	N/A	N/A	$170.94	0.11
Westrock Coffee	$1.19 billion	0.67	-$90.44 million	($0.75)	-10.92

Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westrock Coffee. Westrock Coffee is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

11.8% of Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.4% of Westrock Coffee shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. and Westrock Coffee’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd.	N/A	N/A	N/A
Westrock Coffee	-5.59%	-2,145.68%	-3.52%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. and Westrock Coffee, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd.	0	0	0	0	0.00
Westrock Coffee	1	1	3	0	2.40

Westrock Coffee has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.89%. Given Westrock Coffee’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Westrock Coffee is more favorable than Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd..

Summary

Westrock Coffee beats Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd. on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd.

Nissin Foods Holdings Co.,Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of instant foods in Japan and internationally. The company operates through the Nissin Food Products, Myojo Foods, Chilled and Frozen Foods and Beverages, Confectionery, The Americas, China, Asia, EMEA, and Domestic Others segments. Its products include packaged instant noodles, cup noodles, chilled and frozen foods, soups, chilled noodles, cereal foods, dairy products, confectionery, rice crackers and snacks, beverages and yogurt, potato chips, and other products. The company offers its products under Chicken Ramen, Cup Noodle, Cup Noodles Chicken, Demae Iccho, Hé wèi dào, 365 Noodles, Cup brand names. The company was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Westrock Coffee

Westrock Coffee Company, LLC operates as an integrated coffee, tea, flavors, extracts, and ingredients solutions provider in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Beverage Solutions, and Sustainable Sourcing & Traceability (SS&T). The Beverage Solutions segment provides various packaging, including branded and private label coffee in bags, fractional packs, and single serve cups, as well as extract solutions for applications in cold brew and ready-to-drink offerings. The SS&T segment engages in delivery and settlement of forward sales contracts for green coffee. The company offers coffee sourcing, supply chain management, product development, roasting, packaging, and distribution services to the retail, food service and restaurant, convenience store and travel center, non-commercial account, CPG, and hospitality industries. Westrock Coffee Company, LLC was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.