Financial Comparison: RINO International (OTCMKTS:RINO) and Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ:RR)

Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ:RR) and RINO International (OTCMKTS:RINO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Richtech Robotics shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.3% of Richtech Robotics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of RINO International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Richtech Robotics and RINO International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Richtech Robotics	-203.60%	-32.24%	-29.63%
RINO International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Richtech Robotics has a beta of -5.19, suggesting that its stock price is 619% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RINO International has a beta of -6.01, suggesting that its stock price is 701% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Richtech Robotics and RINO International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Richtech Robotics	$4.39 million	57.11	-$8.14 million	($0.13)	-16.85
RINO International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

RINO International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Richtech Robotics.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Richtech Robotics and RINO International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Richtech Robotics	0	0	2	0	3.00
RINO International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Richtech Robotics currently has a consensus target price of $3.25, indicating a potential upside of 48.40%. Given Richtech Robotics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Richtech Robotics is more favorable than RINO International.

Summary

Richtech Robotics beats RINO International on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Richtech Robotics

Richtech Robotics Inc. develops, manufactures, deploys, and sells robotic solutions for automation in the service industry. The company offers indoor transport and delivery, sanitation, and food and beverage automation solutions, such as ADAM and ARM worker robots; delivery robots, including Matradee, Matradee X, Matradee L, Richie, and Robbie; and cleaning robots comprising DUST-E SX, and DUST-E MX, as well as accessories, such as bus tubs, cup holders, magnetic tray cases, smartwatches, table location systems, and tray covers. It primarily serves restaurants, hotels, casinos, senior living centers, factories, and retail centers, as well as hospitals, and movie theaters. The company was formerly known as Richtech Creative Displays LLC and changed its name to Richtech Robotics Inc. on June 22, 2022. Richtech Robotics Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About RINO International

RINO International Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an environmental protection and remediation company in the People's Republic of China. The company engages in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wastewater treatment and flue gas desulphurization equipment primarily for use in the iron and steel industry; and anti-oxidation products and equipment for use in the manufacture of hot rolled steel plate products. Its products include Lamella Inclined Tube Settler Waste Water Treatment System, which comprise industrial water treatment equipment, effluent-condensing equipment sets, solid and liquid abstraction dewatering equipment, and coal gas dust removal and cleaning equipment; and Circulating, Fluidized Bed, Flue Gas Desulphurization System that removes particulate sulphur from flue gas emissions generated by the sintering process in the production of iron and steel; and High Temperature Anti-Oxidation System for hot rolled steel, a set of products and a mechanized system, which reduces oxidation-related output losses in the production of continuous cast hot rolled steel. In addition, it offers contract machining services for third-party industrial enterprises. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Dalian, the People's Republic of China.