bebe stores (OTCMKTS:BEBE) versus Black Diamond Group (OTCMKTS:BDIMF) Critical Survey

bebe stores (OTCMKTS:BEBE) and Black Diamond Group (OTCMKTS:BDIMF) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares bebe stores and Black Diamond Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
bebe stores	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black Diamond Group	7.67%	8.14%	3.56%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for bebe stores and Black Diamond Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
bebe stores	0	0	0	0	N/A
Black Diamond Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Black Diamond Group has a consensus price target of $4.75, indicating a potential downside of 7.77%. Given Black Diamond Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Black Diamond Group is more favorable than bebe stores.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares bebe stores and Black Diamond Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
bebe stores	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black Diamond Group	$249.60 million	1.26	$20.30 million	$0.33	15.61

Black Diamond Group has higher revenue and earnings than bebe stores.

Volatility and Risk

bebe stores has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Diamond Group has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Black Diamond Group beats bebe stores on 6 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

About bebe stores

bebe stores, inc. does not have significant operations. Previously, it was engaged in the design, development, and production of women's apparel and accessories. The company marketed its products under the bebe and BEBE SPORT brand names through its retail stores; bebe.com, an online store; and 39 bebe outlet stores. bebe stores, inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Brisbane, California.

About Black Diamond Group

Black Diamond Group Limited rents and sells modular space and workforce accommodation solutions. It operates through two segments, Modular Space Solutions and Workforce Solutions. The Modular Space Solutions segment provides modular space rentals to customers in the construction, real estate development, education, manufacturing, health care, financial, government, and defense industries in North America. Its products include office units, lavatories, storage units, large multi-unit office complexes, classroom facilities, banking and health care facilities, custom manufactured modular facilities, and blast resistant structures. This segment also sells new and used space rentals units; and provides delivery, installation, project management, and ancillary products and services. The Workforce Solutions segment provides workforce housing solutions, including rental of accommodations and surface equipment, and provision of turnkey lodging and travel management logistics services in Canada, the United States, and Australia. This segment also provides associated services, such as installation, transportation, dismantlement, and sale of used fleet assets. This segment primarily serves the resource, infrastructure, construction, disaster recovery, and education sectors. It also provides specialized field rentals to oil and gas industries. The company markets its rental assets, custom sales, and ancillary products and services through in-house sales personnel, its website, social media, web campaigns, and its digital marketplace. Black Diamond Group Limited was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.