Reviewing HWH International (HWH) and Its Rivals

HWH International (NASDAQ:HWH) is one of 52 publicly-traded companies in the “LEISURE&REC SVS” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare HWH International to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares HWH International and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
HWH International	$1.10 million	-$2.59 million	-13.17
HWH International Competitors	$5.12 billion	$319.67 million	-4.38

HWH International’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than HWH International. HWH International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for HWH International and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HWH International	1	0	0	0	1.00
HWH International Competitors	658	1718	3191	65	2.47

As a group, “LEISURE&REC SVS” companies have a potential upside of 33.60%. Given HWH International’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HWH International has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

25.7% of HWH International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of shares of all “LEISURE&REC SVS” companies are held by institutional investors. 78.4% of HWH International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of shares of all “LEISURE&REC SVS” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares HWH International and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HWH International	-100.09%	-34.72%	-15.47%
HWH International Competitors	-47.00%	-27.47%	-3.63%

Volatility & Risk

HWH International has a beta of -0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 141% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HWH International’s rivals have a beta of 1.17, suggesting that their average stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HWH International rivals beat HWH International on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

HWH International Company Profile

HWH International Inc. operates a marketplace to provide products and services for health, wealth, and happiness. The company operates through HWH Marketplace, Hapi Cafés, Hapi Travel, and Hapi Wealth Builder segments. The HWH Marketplace segment provides products manufactured by its affiliate companies at a discounted price to its members. The Hapi Cafés segment operates Hapi Cafe branded outlets in Asia, including Singapore, Republic of China (Taiwan), Hong Kong, the People's Republic of China, and South Korea. The Hapi Travel segment offers vacation packages, hotels, cruises, and other travel products for HWH members. The Hapi Wealth Builder segment focuses on exploring the options of providing services to its members through financial educational materials. The company is based in Bethesda, Maryland. HWH International Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Alset International Limited.