Contrasting Flora Growth (NASDAQ:FLGC) and PyroGenesis Canada (NASDAQ:PYRGF)

PyroGenesis Canada (NASDAQ:PYRGF) and Flora Growth (NASDAQ:FLGC) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for PyroGenesis Canada and Flora Growth, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PyroGenesis Canada	0	0	0	0	N/A
Flora Growth	0	0	1	0	3.00

Flora Growth has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 360.53%. Given Flora Growth’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flora Growth is more favorable than PyroGenesis Canada.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of PyroGenesis Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of Flora Growth shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.7% of PyroGenesis Canada shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of Flora Growth shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PyroGenesis Canada and Flora Growth’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PyroGenesis Canada	$9.14 million	8.38	-$21.12 million	($0.11)	-3.89
Flora Growth	$76.07 million	0.26	-$57.04 million	($10.02)	-0.15

PyroGenesis Canada has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flora Growth. PyroGenesis Canada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flora Growth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

PyroGenesis Canada has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flora Growth has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares PyroGenesis Canada and Flora Growth’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PyroGenesis Canada	-230.54%	-364.93%	-78.97%
Flora Growth	-75.33%	-60.26%	-30.86%

Summary

Flora Growth beats PyroGenesis Canada on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PyroGenesis Canada

PyroGenesis Canada Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and commercializes plasma processes and solutions worldwide. The company offers DROSRITE, a process for enhancing metal recovery from dross without any hazardous by-products; plasma atomization process that allows produce and sell high purity spherical metal powders; PUREVAP, a process to produce high purity metallurgical and solar grade silicon from quartz; and PUREVAP NSiR, which is designed to transform silicon into spherical silicon nano powders and nanowires for use in lithium-ion batteries. It provides plasma torches and plasma torch systems used toreplace fossil fuel burners in industrial iron ore pelletization process; plasma arc waste destruction systems for waste destruction onboard ships; steam plasma arc refrigerant cracking systems for the destruction of certain refrigerants, including chlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, and hydrochlorofluorocarbons; plasma arc chemical warfare agent destruction systems, which are mobile platforms for the onsite destruction of chemical warfare agents; plasma resource recovery systems for land-based waste destruction and waste-to-energy applications; plasma torches for waste gasification and combustion; and plasma arc gasification and vitrification. In addition, it offers engineering and manufacturing expertise, and contract research, as well as turnkey process equipment packages to the defense, metallurgical, mining, additive manufacturing (including 3D printing), oil and gas, and environmental industries. Further, the company provides installation, commissioning, and start-up services. PyroGenesis Canada Inc. is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

About Flora Growth

Flora Growth Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the growth, cultivation, and development of medicinal cannabis and medicinal cannabis derivative products worldwide. It operates through three segments: House of Brands, Commercial and Wholesale, and Pharmaceuticals. The company cultivates, processes, and supplies medicinal-grade cannabis flower, and cannabis derived medical and wellness products. It also offers food and beverage, nutraceuticals, cannabis accessories and technology, personal care, and wellness; cannabidiol (CBD) derived products, such as gummies, topicals, tinctures, and vape products; cannabis consumption accessories, personal storage, and travel accessories for the vape and dry herbs. In addition, the company manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical goods and medical cannabis products to treat a variety of health indications, including drugs related to cancer therapies, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, multiple sclerosis, and anti-depressants. The company sells its products under the JustCBD, Vessel, and Phatebo brands. Flora Growth Corp. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.