Reviewing DFI Retail Group (OTCMKTS:DFIHY) & ODP (NASDAQ:ODP)

DFI Retail Group (OTCMKTS:DFIHY) and ODP (NASDAQ:ODP) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares DFI Retail Group and ODP’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DFI Retail Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
ODP	-0.69%	11.50%	2.68%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for DFI Retail Group and ODP, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DFI Retail Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
ODP	0	1	0	0	2.00

ODP has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.19%. Given ODP’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ODP is more favorable than DFI Retail Group.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares DFI Retail Group and ODP”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DFI Retail Group	$8.87 billion	0.41	-$244.50 million	N/A	N/A
ODP	$6.99 billion	0.08	-$3.00 million	($1.39)	-13.59

ODP has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DFI Retail Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.6% of ODP shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of ODP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

DFI Retail Group has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ODP has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ODP beats DFI Retail Group on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DFI Retail Group

DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited operates as a retailer in Asia. The company operates through five segments: Food, Convenience, Health and Beauty, Home Furnishings, Restaurants, and Other Retailing. The company primarily operates grocery stores under the Wellcome, Yonghui, CS Fresh, Market Place, Giant, Hero, Cold Storage, Mercato, San Miu, Jasons, and Lucky brands; and convenience stores under the 7-Eleven brand. It also operates health and beauty stores under the Mannings, Guardian, and GNC brands; and home furnishings stores under the IKEA brand, as well as restaurants under the Maxim’s brand. The company was formerly known as Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited and changed its name to DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited in May 2022. The company was incorporated in 1886 and is based in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of Jardine Strategic Limited.

About ODP

The ODP Corporation provides business services and supplies, products, and digital workplace technology solutions for small, medium, and enterprise businesses in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The company operates through four divisions: ODP Business Solutions, Office Depot, Veyer, and Varis. The ODP Business Solutions division offers adjacency products, including cleaning, janitorial, and breakroom supplies, office furniture, technology products; and copy and print services through sales force, catalogs, telesales, and through Internet websites. This segment also engages in office supply distribution business. The Office Depot division sells office supplies, technology products and solutions, business machines and related supplies, cleaning, breakroom and facilities products, personal protective equipment, and office furniture; and offers business services, including copying, printing, digital imaging, mailing, shipping, and technology support services through a fully integrated omni-channel platform of 980 Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores, and through www.officedepot.com. The Veyer division engages in supply chain, distribution, procurement, and global sourcing operations. The Varis division operates tech-enabled B2B indirect procurement marketplace, where buyers and suppliers to transact through the platform's consumer-like buying experience, advanced spend management tools, network of suppliers, and technology capabilities. The company offers its products under various brands, including Office Depot, OfficeMax, and Grand&Toy, as well as others. The ODP Corporation was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.