Analyzing Global Industrial (NYSE:GIC) and JE Cleantech (NASDAQ:JCSE)

JE Cleantech (NASDAQ:JCSE) and Global Industrial (NYSE:GIC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares JE Cleantech and Global Industrial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JE Cleantech	N/A	N/A	N/A
Global Industrial	5.00%	22.89%	12.14%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for JE Cleantech and Global Industrial, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JE Cleantech	1	0	0	0	1.00
Global Industrial	0	2	0	0	2.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares JE Cleantech and Global Industrial”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JE Cleantech	$14.11 million	0.53	$30,000.00	N/A	N/A
Global Industrial	$1.32 billion	1.02	$61.00 million	$1.71	20.48

Global Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than JE Cleantech.

Risk and Volatility

JE Cleantech has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Industrial has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of JE Cleantech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.2% of Global Industrial shares are held by institutional investors. 64.0% of JE Cleantech shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 65.3% of Global Industrial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Global Industrial beats JE Cleantech on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JE Cleantech

JE Cleantech Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells cleaning systems for various industrial end-use applications in Singapore, Malaysia, and internationally. It provides various cleaning systems and other equipment, including aqueous washing systems, plating and cleaning systems, train cleaning systems, and filtration units, as well as equipment parts and components. The company also offers centralized dishwashing services for food and beverage establishments, such as food courts, hawker centers, restaurants, cookhouses, eldercare homes, and inflight catering service provider, as well as general cleaning services for food courts and hawker centers. In addition, it leases dishware washing equipment. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Singapore. JE Cleantech Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of JE Cleantech Global Limited.

About Global Industrial

Global Industrial Company operates as an industrial distributor of various industrial and maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) products in North America. It offers storage and shelving, safety and security, carts and trucks, HVAC and fans, furniture and decor, material handling, janitorial and facility maintenance, workbenches and shop desks, tools and instruments, plumbing and pumps, office and school supplies, packaging and shipping, lighting and electrical, foodservice and retail, medical and laboratory, motors and power transmission, building supplies, machining, fasteners and hardware, vehicle maintenance, and raw materials. The company offers industrial and MRO products under the Global, GlobalIndustrial.com, Nexel, Paramount, Interion, and Absocold trademarks. It serves businesses; state, local, and private educational organizations; and government entities through relationship marketers, e-commerce sites, signature campaigns, and catalogs. The company was formerly known as Systemax Inc. Global Industrial Company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Port Washington, New York.