Critical Review: Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) & Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN)

Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) and Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Super Hi International and Bloomin’ Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Super Hi International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bloomin’ Brands	2	9	0	0	1.82

Bloomin’ Brands has a consensus price target of $13.75, indicating a potential upside of 65.07%. Given Bloomin’ Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bloomin’ Brands is more favorable than Super Hi International.

Profitability

This table compares Super Hi International and Bloomin’ Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Super Hi International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bloomin’ Brands	-0.12%	62.18%	5.71%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Super Hi International and Bloomin’ Brands”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Super Hi International	$788.44 million	1.68	$25.26 million	$0.60	34.00
Bloomin’ Brands	$3.93 billion	0.18	$247.39 million	($0.03)	-277.67

Bloomin’ Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Super Hi International. Bloomin’ Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Super Hi International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Bloomin’ Brands beats Super Hi International on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Super Hi International

Super Hi International Holding Ltd., an investment holding company, operates Haidilao branded Chinese cuisine restaurants in Asia, North America, and internationally. The company is involved in the food delivery business. It also engages in sale of hot pot condiment products and food ingredients. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Singapore.

About Bloomin’ Brands

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. engages in the acquisition, operation, design, and development of restaurant concepts. It operates through the U.S. and International geographical segments. The U.S. segment operates in the USA and Puerto Rico. The International segment operates in Brazil, South Korea, Hong Kong, and China. Its brands include Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar. The company was founded by Chris Thomas Sullivan, Robert Danker Basham and John Timothy Gannon in March 1988 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.