Analyzing ZIM (OTCMKTS:ZIMCF) & Rand Worldwide (OTCMKTS:RWWI)

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Rand Worldwide and ZIM”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rand Worldwide	$178.84 million	2.80	$46.59 million	$0.93	16.02
ZIM	N/A	N/A	-$60,000.00	N/A	N/A

Rand Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than ZIM.

Profitability

This table compares Rand Worldwide and ZIM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rand Worldwide	26.13%	75.35%	21.67%
ZIM	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Rand Worldwide has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZIM has a beta of -0.26, indicating that its stock price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Rand Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 59.2% of Rand Worldwide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 70.7% of ZIM shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Rand Worldwide beats ZIM on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rand Worldwide

Rand Worldwide, Inc. provides design automation and data management solutions primarily in the United States and Canada. It operates in five divisions: IMAGINiT Technologies, Rand Simulation, Facilities Management, ASCENT, and Rand 3D. The IMAGINiT Technologies division resells Autodesk solutions and system integration, and consulting services to customers in the manufacturing, infrastructure, building, and media and entertainment industries; resells Twinmotion visualization software, which provides design professionals to transform architectural models and designs into photorealistic images and immersive videos; offers a range of 3D laser scanning equipment and related software to help architectural, engineering, and construction firms; and sells its own proprietary software products and related services. The Rand Simulation division offers Ansys engineering simulation software to help organizations incorporate engineering simulation technology into the product development process; and provides simulation consulting services to enable organizations to achieve cost savings and design improvements through simulation technology. The Facilities Management division provides ARCHIBUS products for facilities management software for space planning, strategic planning, and lease/property administration; and offers various training, consulting, and support services for the ARCHIBUS products. The ASCENT division provides professional training materials and knowledge products for engineering software tools. The Rand 3D division offers training solutions for Dassault Systèmes and PTC products, including Pro/ENGINEER, CREO, and Windchill. Rand Worldwide, Inc. is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

About ZIM

ZIM Corporation provides software products and services for the database and mobile markets in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Singapore, and Austria. The company operates in two segments, Mobile and Enterprise Software. It develops and sells ZIM integrated development environment (IDE) software, an enterprise software for use in the design, development, and management of information databases and mission critical applications. The company’s ZIM IDE software provides an IDE for Microsoft Windows, UNIX, and Linux computer operating systems. Its products are used to develop database applications in various industries, including finance, insurance, marketing, human resource, information, and records management. The company also provides migration services and management products; and short message services. ZIM Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.