Head-To-Head Review: Scheid Vineyards (OTCMKTS:SVIN) and Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (NASDAQ:CRESY)

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.9% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of Scheid Vineyards shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Scheid Vineyards and Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scheid Vineyards	-30.48%	N/A	N/A
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	10.10%	4.42%	1.92%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Scheid Vineyards and Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Scheid Vineyards	$58.41 million	0.06	-$17.80 million	($19.41)	-0.21
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	$1.43 billion	0.47	$156.92 million	$1.15	9.51

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has higher revenue and earnings than Scheid Vineyards. Scheid Vineyards is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Scheid Vineyards has a beta of -0.26, indicating that its share price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. beats Scheid Vineyards on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Scheid Vineyards

Scheid Vineyards Inc. manufactures and sells wine in the United States. The company operates vineyards in Monterey and San Benito counties of California. It offers red, white, reserve, dessert wines, as well as accessories, such as wine glass. The company was incorporated in 1971 and is based in Salinas, California.

About Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.

Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria, an agricultural company, engages in the production of agricultural commodities in Brazil and other Latin American countries. The company operates through Agricultural Business, and Business Urban Properties and Investments segments. It is also involved in the management, development, and ownership of shopping malls, office buildings, and hotels; sale of grain derivatives, such as flour and oil; production and sale of crops, such as soybean, sugarcane, wheat, corn, oilseed, and sunflower, as well as sorghum and peanuts; and breeding, purchasing, and/or fattening of cattle for sale to slaughterhouses and supermarkets. In addition, it leases its farms to third parties for agriculture, cattle breeding, and seed production; and offers agricultural services. The company was incorporated in 1936 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.