Financial Comparison: ODP (NASDAQ:ODP) and Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA)

ODP (NASDAQ:ODP) and Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ODP and Winmark”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ODP	$6.99 billion	0.09	-$3.00 million	$0.66	30.79
Winmark	$81.29 million	21.69	$39.95 million	$11.23	44.23

Winmark has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ODP. ODP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Winmark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.6% of ODP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of Winmark shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of ODP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Winmark shares are held by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares ODP and Winmark’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ODP	0.39%	11.22%	2.58%
Winmark	49.48%	-98.49%	103.78%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for ODP and Winmark, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ODP	0	1	0	0	2.00
Winmark	0	0	0	0	0.00

ODP presently has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.50%. Given ODP’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe ODP is more favorable than Winmark.

Volatility and Risk

ODP has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Winmark has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Winmark beats ODP on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Winmark

Winmark Corporation, a resale company operates as a franchisor for small business in the United States and Canada. The company franchises retail stores concepts that buy, sell and trade merchandise. It also operates middle-market equipment leasing business. In addition, the company buys and sells used clothing and accessories geared toward the teenage and young adult market under Plato’s Closet brand; and operates stores which buys and sells used and new children’s clothing, toys, furniture, equipment, and accessories primarily to parents of children ages infant to 12 years under the Once Upon A Child brand. Further, it buys, sells, trades in, and used and new sporting goods, equipment, and accessories for various athletic activities including team sports, such as baseball/softball, hockey, football, lacrosse, and soccer, as well as fitness, ski/snowboard, golf, and others under the Play It Again Sports brand; and buys and sells used women’s apparel, shoes, and accessories under the Style Encore brand. Additionally, the company buys, sells, trades in, and used and new musical instruments, speakers, amplifiers, music-related electronics, and related accessories under the Music Go Round brand. Winmark Corporation was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.