Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY) & Brera (NASDAQ:BREA) Financial Analysis

Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY) and Brera (NASDAQ:BREA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

66.4% of Century Casinos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Brera shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Century Casinos shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Century Casinos and Brera, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Casinos	1	0	2	0	2.33
Brera	1	0	0	0	1.00

Century Casinos presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 117.39%. Given Century Casinos’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Century Casinos is more favorable than Brera.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Century Casinos and Brera”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Casinos	$572.97 million	0.07	-$61.42 million	($1.94)	-0.71
Brera	$2.89 million	2.70	-$4.79 million	N/A	N/A

Brera has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Century Casinos.

Risk & Volatility

Century Casinos has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brera has a beta of 2.35, meaning that its share price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Century Casinos and Brera’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Casinos	-9.88%	-3,789.52%	-4.97%
Brera	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Brera beats Century Casinos on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Century Casinos

Century Casinos, Inc. operates as a casino entertainment company in the United States, Canada, and Poland. It develops and operates gaming establishments, as well as related lodging, restaurant, and horse racing including, off-track betting; and entertainment facilities. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

About Brera

Brera Holdings PLC develops, manages, and operates football clubs. The company operates a football club under the Brera FC brand name. Brera Holdings PLC was founded in 2000 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.