Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) & TOMI Environmental Solutions (NASDAQ:TOMZ) Financial Contrast

Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) and TOMI Environmental Solutions (NASDAQ:TOMZ) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Miller Industries and TOMI Environmental Solutions”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Miller Industries	$771.44 million	0.76	$23.01 million	$1.24	41.48
TOMI Environmental Solutions	$5.64 million	2.11	-$3.75 million	($0.50)	-2.92

Miller Industries has higher revenue and earnings than TOMI Environmental Solutions. TOMI Environmental Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Miller Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Miller Industries has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TOMI Environmental Solutions has a beta of 1.95, suggesting that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

79.2% of Miller Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.8% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Miller Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.2% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Miller Industries and TOMI Environmental Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Miller Industries	1.86%	3.41%	2.40%
TOMI Environmental Solutions	-49.77%	-326.81%	-44.61%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Miller Industries and TOMI Environmental Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Miller Industries	0	2	1	0	2.33
TOMI Environmental Solutions	1	0	1	0	2.00

Miller Industries currently has a consensus price target of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.00%. TOMI Environmental Solutions has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 379.45%. Given TOMI Environmental Solutions’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TOMI Environmental Solutions is more favorable than Miller Industries.

Summary

Miller Industries beats TOMI Environmental Solutions on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Miller Industries

Miller Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells towing and recovery equipment. The company offers wreckers that are used to recover and tow disabled vehicles and other equipment; and car carriers, which are specialized flat-bed vehicles with hydraulic tilt mechanisms, which are used to transport new or disabled vehicles and other equipment. It also provides transport trailers for moving various vehicles for auto auctions, car dealerships, leasing companies, and other similar operations. The company markets its products under the Century, Vulcan, Challenger, Holmes, Champion, Chevron, Eagle, Titan, Jige, and Boniface brands. Miller Industries, Inc. sells its products through independent distributors in North America, and Canada, Mexico; and through prime contractors to governmental entities. Miller Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Ooltewah, Tennessee.

About TOMI Environmental Solutions

TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc., a bacteria decontamination and infectious disease control company, engages in the provision of environmental solutions for indoor air and surface disinfection and decontamination in the United States and internationally. The company’s disinfection solutions include SteraPak portable disinfection systems, SteraMist select surface units, SteraMist environment systems, SteraMist total disinfection carts, SteraMist transport units, NV+ fogging disinfection and decontamination systems, SteraMist custom engineered systems, SteraMist Hybrid disinfection systems, SteraMist integrated systems, Stainless Steel 90-Degree applicators, SteraMist plasma decontamination chambers, and iHP Corporate Service Decontamination, which provides full room, equipment, facility, and emergency disinfection and decontamination services. It also manufactures, sells, services, and licenses SteraMist Binary Ionization Technology, a hydrogen peroxide-based mist and fog. The company’s products and services are used in hospitals and medical facilities, bio-safety labs, pharmaceutical facilities, meat and produce processing facilities, universities and research facilities, vivarium labs, and other service industries, including cruise ships, office buildings, hotel and motel rooms, schools, restaurants, military barracks, police and fire departments, prisons, and athletic facilities; and single-family homes and multi-unit residences. TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Frederick, Maryland.