Reviewing Noble Roman’s (OTCMKTS:NROM) & SSP Group (OTCMKTS:SSPPF)

Noble Roman’s (OTCMKTS:NROM) and SSP Group (OTCMKTS:SSPPF) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Noble Roman’s has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SSP Group has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Noble Roman’s and SSP Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Noble Roman’s	0	0	0	0	0.00
SSP Group	0	2	1	0	2.33

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Noble Roman’s and SSP Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Noble Roman’s	$15.15 million	0.26	$666,600.00	$0.03	5.96
SSP Group	$4.35 billion	0.40	$34.75 million	N/A	N/A

SSP Group has higher revenue and earnings than Noble Roman’s.

Profitability

This table compares Noble Roman’s and SSP Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noble Roman’s	3.42%	21.82%	3.19%
SSP Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

SSP Group beats Noble Roman’s on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Noble Roman’s

Noble Roman's, Inc. sells and services franchises, and licenses and operates foodservice locations for stand-alone restaurants and non-traditional foodservice operations. The company franchises, licenses, and operates foodservice locations under the Noble Roman's Craft Pizza & Pub, Noble Roman's Pizza, Noble Roman's Take-N-Bake, and Tuscano's Italian Style Subs trade names, which provide breadsticks and cheesy stix with dip, pizza, pasta, salads, wings, baked sandwiches, and other related breakfast products, as well as a selection of desserts. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

About SSP Group

SSP Group plc operates food and beverage outlets in North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and internationally. The company operates outlets at airports, railway stations, motorway service areas, hospitals, and shopping centers. It also operates sandwich shops, cafes, bars, and restaurants. SSP Group plc was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.