Critical Analysis: Mill City Ventures III (MCVT) versus Its Competitors

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mill City Ventures III and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mill City Ventures III	$3.30 million	$1.17 million	9.53
Mill City Ventures III Competitors	$2.87 billion	$306.27 million	-136.13

Mill City Ventures III’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Mill City Ventures III. Mill City Ventures III is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

11.6% of Mill City Ventures III shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.3% of shares of all “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies are held by institutional investors. 26.5% of Mill City Ventures III shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of shares of all “FIN – MISC SVCS” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Mill City Ventures III has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mill City Ventures III’s rivals have a beta of 5.13, suggesting that their average stock price is 413% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Mill City Ventures III and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mill City Ventures III	38.13%	6.37%	6.24%
Mill City Ventures III Competitors	-14.02%	2.14%	-1.36%

Summary

Mill City Ventures III beats its rivals on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Mill City Ventures III

Mill City Ventures III, Ltd. is a principal investment firm specializing investments in debt and equity securities of public and private companies to fund their operations whether its start-up, acquisition, or growth. It primarily focuses on investing in, lending to, and making managerial assistance available to privately held and publicly traded companies. The firm also advises its portfolio companies with regard to finance and operations. It was formerly known as Poker Magic, Inc. Mill City Ventures III, Ltd. was founded in January, 2006 and is based in Wayzata, Minnesota.