Contrasting Bilibili (NASDAQ:BILI) and Benchmark Energy (OTCMKTS:BMRK)

Bilibili (NASDAQ:BILI) and Benchmark Energy (OTCMKTS:BMRK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Bilibili and Benchmark Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bilibili	0	3	9	1	2.85
Benchmark Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bilibili presently has a consensus price target of $21.11, indicating a potential upside of 20.70%. Given Bilibili’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bilibili is more favorable than Benchmark Energy.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

16.1% of Bilibili shares are held by institutional investors. 22.2% of Bilibili shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bilibili and Benchmark Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bilibili	$26.83 billion	0.27	-$187.34 million	($0.45)	-38.87
Benchmark Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Benchmark Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bilibili.

Profitability

This table compares Bilibili and Benchmark Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bilibili	-5.01%	-8.23%	-3.60%
Benchmark Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Bilibili has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Benchmark Energy has a beta of 3.86, suggesting that its share price is 286% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bilibili beats Benchmark Energy on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bilibili

Bilibili Inc. provides online entertainment services for the young generations in the People's Republic of China. It offers a range of digital content, including professional user generated videos, mobile games, and value-added services, such as live broadcasting, occupationally generated videos, audio drama on Maoer, and comics on Bilibili Comic. The company also provides advertising services; and IP derivatives and other services. In addition, it engages in the business and technology development activities; e-commerce business; and video, comics, and game distribution activities. Bilibili Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

About Benchmark Energy

Benchmark Energy Corporation, through its subsidiary, Energy Partners LLC, buys industrial grade glycerin and sells it to boiler plants as an alternative bunker fuel in the United States and internationally. The company offers crude and refined glycerin, a co-product of biodiesel production used in various industrial and commercial applications, such as power, energy, and boiler operations, as well as in the de-icing process and manufacturing of animal feed. It has a strategic relationship with the University of North Dakota (UND) to utilize industrial grade glycerin as an additive to the UND coal-burning plant. The company is based in Coldspring, Texas.