Financial Survey: Royal Olympic Cruise Lines (OTCMKTS:ROCLF) and OneSpaWorld (NASDAQ:OSW)

Royal Olympic Cruise Lines (OTCMKTS:ROCLF) and OneSpaWorld (NASDAQ:OSW) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Royal Olympic Cruise Lines and OneSpaWorld”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OneSpaWorld	$989.00 million	2.89	$71.62 million	$0.75	37.60

OneSpaWorld has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Olympic Cruise Lines.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Royal Olympic Cruise Lines and OneSpaWorld, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines	0	0	0	0	0.00
OneSpaWorld	0	1	6	1	3.00

OneSpaWorld has a consensus target price of $29.20, indicating a potential upside of 3.55%. Given OneSpaWorld’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe OneSpaWorld is more favorable than Royal Olympic Cruise Lines.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.0% of OneSpaWorld shares are held by institutional investors. 64.1% of Royal Olympic Cruise Lines shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of OneSpaWorld shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Royal Olympic Cruise Lines and OneSpaWorld’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines	N/A	N/A	N/A
OneSpaWorld	7.85%	18.00%	13.77%

Summary

OneSpaWorld beats Royal Olympic Cruise Lines on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Royal Olympic Cruise Lines

Royal Olympic Cruise Lines, Inc. engages in the ownership, operation, and management of a fleet of cruise ships. The company also provides services under management agreements for other cruise vessels, for which a management fee is charged. Its fleet, in 2002, consisted of seven overnight cruise ships, ranging in capacity from approximately 450 to 836 passengers. The geographical areas served by the company include the eastern and western Mediterranean, South and Central America, the Caribbean, South Africa, and the Far East. Its competitors include Costa Crociere SpA, Mediterranean Shipping Cruises Limited, P&O Cruises Limited, and Holland America. The company was founded in 1938 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.

About OneSpaWorld

OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited operates health and wellness centers onboard cruise ships and at destination resorts worldwide. Its health and wellness centers offer services, such as traditional body, salon, and skin care services and products; self-service fitness facilities, specialized fitness classes, and personal fitness training; pain management, detoxifying programs, and body composition analyses; weight management programs and products; and medi-spa services. The company also provides its guests access to beauty and wellness brands, including ELEMIS, Grown Alchemist, Kérastase, Dysport, Restylane, Thermage, CoolSculpting, truSculpt 3D, truSculpt iD, Good Feet, and Hyperice with various brands offered in the cruise market. The company is based in Nassau, Bahamas.