Head-To-Head Analysis: Shangri-La Asia (OTCMKTS:SHALY) vs. 5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF)

Shangri-La Asia (OTCMKTS:SHALY) and 5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of 5N Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of 5N Plus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Shangri-La Asia has a beta of -0.19, indicating that its share price is 119% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 5N Plus has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Shangri-La Asia and 5N Plus, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shangri-La Asia	0	0	0	0	N/A
5N Plus	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Shangri-La Asia and 5N Plus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shangri-La Asia	N/A	N/A	N/A
5N Plus	6.53%	8.41%	3.06%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Shangri-La Asia and 5N Plus’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shangri-La Asia	$2.14 billion	1.16	$184.14 million	N/A	N/A
5N Plus	$242.37 million	1.60	$15.40 million	$0.19	22.95

Shangri-La Asia has higher revenue and earnings than 5N Plus.

Summary

5N Plus beats Shangri-La Asia on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Shangri-La Asia

Shangri-La Asia Limited, an investment holding company, develops, owns/leases, operates, and manages hotels and associated properties. It operates through Hotel Properties, Hotel Management and Related Services, Investment Properties, and Property Development for Sale segments. The company develops, owns, and operates office and commercial properties, and serviced apartments/residences; and operates restaurants and amusement parks. In addition, it is involved in the hotel ownership, and property rental and sale business; property investment; and develop and sale real estate, as well as wines trading activities. The company operates hotels under the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Kerry Hotels, JEN by Shangri-La, Traders Hotel, Rasa, Summer Palace, and Shang Palace, as well as CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La brand names. Shangri-La Asia Limited was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.

About 5N Plus

5N Plus Inc. produces and sells specialty metals and chemicals in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments, Specialty Semiconductors and Performance Materials. The company offers semiconductor compounds, semiconductor wafers, metals, epitaxial semiconductor substrates, and solar cells. It also provides active pharmaceutical ingredients, animal feed additives, specialized chemicals, commercial grade metals, alloys, engineered powders, and recycling services. The company serves renewable energy, security, space, pharmaceutical, medical imaging, manufacturing, electronic, consumer, and industrial application markets. 5N Plus Inc. is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.