Dorel Industries (OTCMKTS:DIIBF – Get Free Report) and Koss (NASDAQ:KOSS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Dorel Industries and Koss’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Dorel Industries | -12.73% | N/A | -11.89% |
| Koss | -3.00% | -1.29% | -1.06% |
Volatility & Risk
Dorel Industries has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koss has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Dorel Industries and Koss”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Dorel Industries | $1.19 billion | 0.03 | -$142.22 million | ($4.16) | -0.28 |
| Koss | $13.02 million | 2.52 | -$390,000.00 | ($0.04) | -86.50 |
Koss has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dorel Industries. Koss is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dorel Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Dorel Industries and Koss, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Dorel Industries | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Koss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Summary
Koss beats Dorel Industries on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Dorel Industries
Dorel Industries Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, sourcing, marketing, and distribution of home and juvenile products worldwide. The company operates through Dorel Home and Dorel Juvenile segments. The Dorel Home segment offers ready-to assemble furniture and home furnishings products, including metal folding furniture, futons, children's furniture, step stools, hand trucks, ladders, outdoor furniture, and other imported furniture items. This segment markets its products under the DHP, Signature Sleep, Little Seeds, Ameriwood Home, Cosco Home & Office, Queer Eye, Cosmo Living, Novogratz, Real Rooms, Mr. Kate, Baby Relax, Alphason, Bertini, Ntense, and Notio brands. The Dorel Juvenile segment provides children's accessories comprising infant car seats, strollers, home equipment, toys, infant health, and safety aids under the Maxi-Cosi, Tiny Love, Infanti, Safety 1st, Bébé Confort, Quinny, and Cosco brands. The company was formerly known as Dorel Co. Ltd. and changed its name to Dorel Industries Inc. in May 1987. Dorel Industries Inc. was incorporated in 1962 and is headquartered in Westmount, Canada.
About Koss
Koss Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of stereo headphones and related accessories in the United States, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Canada, Korea, Republic of Belgium, Malaysia, and internationally. It offers high-fidelity headphones, wireless bluetooth headphones, wireless bluetooth speakers, computer headsets, telecommunications headsets, and active noise canceling headphones. The company sells its products through distributors, international distributors, audio specialty stores, the internet, national retailers, grocery stores, electronics retailers, and prisons under the Koss name, as well as private label. It sells its products to distributors for resale to school systems, as well as directly to other manufacturers. The company markets through domestic retail outlets and numerous retailers. It exports its products. Koss Corporation was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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