Critical Survey: Société BIC (OTCMKTS:BICEY) and Spectrum Brands (NYSE:SPB)

Société BIC (OTCMKTS:BICEY) and Spectrum Brands (NYSE:SPB) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Société BIC and Spectrum Brands”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Société BIC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Spectrum Brands	$2.81 billion	0.72	$99.70 million	$3.28	26.66

Spectrum Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Société BIC.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Société BIC and Spectrum Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Société BIC	0	0	0	0	0.00
Spectrum Brands	0	4	3	0	2.43

Spectrum Brands has a consensus price target of $98.83, indicating a potential upside of 13.04%. Given Spectrum Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Spectrum Brands is more favorable than Société BIC.

Profitability

This table compares Société BIC and Spectrum Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Société BIC	N/A	N/A	N/A
Spectrum Brands	2.76%	10.06%	5.49%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Société BIC shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Spectrum Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Spectrum Brands beats Société BIC on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Société BIC

Société BIC SA manufactures and sells stationery, lighter, shaver, and other products worldwide. It offers ball and coloring felt pens, glitter pens, markers, graphic and coloring pencils, shavers, mechanical pencils, sticky notes, printing products, stationery dyes, leads, white boards, correction tapes; pocket, utility, and decorated lighters; paints, gouache, watercolor, gels, highlighters, and various other products. The company also provides refillable shavers, permanent and temporary tattoo markers, semi permanent tattoo, and smart reusable notebooks, kits, crafting accessories, modeling clay and slime, refills, razor for men and women, and razor cartridges. In addition, it sells batteries and shaving preps; and advertising and promotional products. Further, the company is involved in the provision of delivery services; production of industrial equipment; manufacture and sale of blades; and manufacture and distribution of IT solutions and consumer products, as well as insurance activities. It markets its products primarily under the BIC, BIC Kids, Cello, Lucky, RocketBook, Tipp-Ex, BIC Wite-Out, Tattly, ami, DJEEP, InkBox, BIC Soleil, BIC Evolution, BodyMark, and other brands through a range of channels, including retail mass-market distributors, traditional stores, and office product suppliers, as well as an e-commerce site. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Clichy, France.

About Spectrum Brands

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. operates as a branded consumer products and home essentials company in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions. It operates through three segments: Home and Personal Care; Global Pet Care; and Home and Garden. The Home and Personal Care segment provides home appliances under the Black & Decker, Russell Hobbs, George Foreman, PowerXL, Emeril Legasse, Copper Chef, Toastmaster, Juiceman, Farberware, and Breadman brands; and personal care products under the Remington brand. The Global Pet Care segment provides dog and cat chews, treats, wet and dry foods, dog and cat clean-up and food, training, health and grooming, indoor birds, and small animal food and care products under the Good'n'Fun, DreamBone, GOOD BOY, SmartBones, IAMS, EUKANUBA, Nature's Miracle, FURminator, Dingo, 8IN1, Meowee!, and Wild Harvest brands. This segment also offers aquarium kits, stand-alone tanks, and aquatics equipment and consumables under the Tetra, Marineland, Instant Ocean, GloFish, and OmegaSea brands. The Home and Garden segment provides outdoor insect and weed control solutions, and animal repellents under the Spectracide, Garden Safe, Liquid Fence, and EcoLogic brands; household pest control solutions under the Hot Shot, Black Flag, Real-Kill, Ultra Kill, The Ant Trap, and Rid-A-Bug brand names; household surface cleaning, maintenance, and restoration products, including bottled liquids, mops, wipes, and markers under the Rejuvenate brand name; and personal-use pesticides and insect repellent products under the Cutter and Repel brands. The company sells its products through retailers, e-commerce and online retailers, wholesalers, and distributors. Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin.