Critical Contrast: Carbios SAS (OTCMKTS:COOSF) and CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN)

CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN) and Carbios SAS (OTCMKTS:COOSF) are both materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares CVR Partners and Carbios SAS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVR Partners	23.67%	51.56%	15.70%
Carbios SAS	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

43.8% of CVR Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of CVR Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for CVR Partners and Carbios SAS, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVR Partners	0	0	1	0	3.00
Carbios SAS	0	0	0	0	0.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CVR Partners and Carbios SAS”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CVR Partners	$676.86 million	1.96	$98.66 million	$15.16	8.26
Carbios SAS	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CVR Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Carbios SAS.

Summary

CVR Partners beats Carbios SAS on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CVR Partners

CVR Partners, LP, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and sale of nitrogen fertilizer products in the United States. The company offers ammonia products for agricultural and industrial customers; and urea ammonium nitrate products to agricultural customers, as well as retailers and distributors. CVR GP, LLC serves as the general partner of the company. CVR Partners, LP was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Sugar Land, Texas. CVR Partners, LP is a subsidiary of CVR Energy, Inc.

About Carbios SAS

Carbios SAS, a green chemistry company, researches and develops industrial bioprocesses for the biodegradation and bio recycling of polymers. The company engages in the production of EVANESTO, an enzymatic additive for plastic applications and polylactic acid (PLA) packaging; and enzymatic recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). It also offers granules for biosourced and biodegradable plastic products; and PLA, a biobased and biodegradable plastic polymer. The company also exports its products. Carbios SAS has a development agreement with Novozymes to produce enzyme for recycling of PET and the biodegradation of PLA. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand, France.