Contrasting DXI Capital (OTCMKTS:DXIEF) and Barnwell Industries (NYSE:BRN)

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Barnwell Industries and DXI Capital”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barnwell Industries	$13.70 million	1.01	-$5.57 million	($0.70)	-1.58
DXI Capital	N/A	N/A	-$140,000.00	($0.01)	-20.20

DXI Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Barnwell Industries. DXI Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barnwell Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

40.7% of Barnwell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of Barnwell Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Barnwell Industries has a beta of -0.56, suggesting that its share price is 156% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DXI Capital has a beta of 137.13, suggesting that its share price is 13,613% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Barnwell Industries and DXI Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barnwell Industries	-34.01%	-48.90%	-22.57%
DXI Capital	N/A	N/A	-770.61%

About Barnwell Industries

Barnwell Industries, Inc. acquires, develops, produces, and sells oil and natural gas in Canada. The company operates through three segments: Oil and Natural Gas, Land Investment, and Contract Drilling. It also acquires and develops crude oil and natural gas assets in the province of Alberta, as well as invests in land interests in Hawaii. In addition, the company owns and operates threes water well drilling rigs, two pump rigs, and other ancillary drilling and pump equipment; and drills water and water monitoring wells of varying depths. Further, it installs and repairs water pumping systems; and distributes trillium flow technologies. Barnwell Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1956 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.

About DXI Capital

DXI Capital Corp. does not have signification operations. Previously, it was engaged in the exploration and development of oil and gas properties in North America. The company was formerly known as DXI Energy Inc. and changed its name to DXI Capital Corp. in September 2020. DXI Capital Corp. was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.