Head-To-Head Review: HWH International (HWH) vs. The Competition

HWH International (NASDAQ:HWH) is one of 52 publicly-traded companies in the “LEISURE&REC SVS” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare HWH International to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for HWH International and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HWH International	1	0	0	0	1.00
HWH International Competitors	641	1692	3166	63	2.48

As a group, “LEISURE&REC SVS” companies have a potential upside of 30.12%. Given HWH International’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HWH International has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares HWH International and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
HWH International	$1.25 million	-$2.59 million	-14.83
HWH International Competitors	$5.30 billion	$319.67 million	-4.39

HWH International’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than HWH International. HWH International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares HWH International and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HWH International	-100.09%	-34.72%	-15.47%
HWH International Competitors	-47.93%	-28.10%	-3.26%

Risk & Volatility

HWH International has a beta of -0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 141% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HWH International’s peers have a beta of 1.18, suggesting that their average stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

25.7% of HWH International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of shares of all “LEISURE&REC SVS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 78.4% of HWH International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of shares of all “LEISURE&REC SVS” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

HWH International peers beat HWH International on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

HWH International Company Profile

HWH International Inc. operates a marketplace to provide products and services for health, wealth, and happiness. The company operates through HWH Marketplace, Hapi Cafés, Hapi Travel, and Hapi Wealth Builder segments. The HWH Marketplace segment provides products manufactured by its affiliate companies at a discounted price to its members. The Hapi Cafés segment operates Hapi Cafe branded outlets in Asia, including Singapore, Republic of China (Taiwan), Hong Kong, the People's Republic of China, and South Korea. The Hapi Travel segment offers vacation packages, hotels, cruises, and other travel products for HWH members. The Hapi Wealth Builder segment focuses on exploring the options of providing services to its members through financial educational materials. The company is based in Bethesda, Maryland. HWH International Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Alset International Limited.