Critical Contrast: Forecross (OTCMKTS:FRXX) vs. Intellinetics (OTCMKTS:INLX)

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Forecross and Intellinetics”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Forecross	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.03)	-0.01
Intellinetics	$17.93 million	3.16	$20,000.00	($0.09)	-148.67

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

Profitability

This table compares Forecross and Intellinetics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forecross	N/A	N/A	N/A
Intellinetics	4.09%	7.71%	3.42%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.8% of Intellinetics shares are held by institutional investors. 32.1% of Intellinetics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Intellinetics beats Forecross on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Forecross

Forecross Corporation designs and develops software to re-deploy and sustain legacy applications on the Internet. The company offers XML solutions that enable enterprises to make legacy applications e-Ready; and IT applications protection solution. Its automated migration solution includes convert/ADSOTM, which converts ADSO dialogs into functionally equivalent, ready-to-test, CICS command level COBOL programs; and convert/IDMS-DCTM that converts IDMS/DC programs into functionally equivalent, ready-to-test CICS command level programs. The company’s migration solution also comprises convert/IDMS-DBTM, which converts IDMS/DB programs, data and databases into functionally equivalent, ready-to-test applications supporting ANSI standard SQL environment; convert/CSPTM that converts CSP applications into functionally equivalent, ready-to-test CICS command level COBOL programs; and convert/VSAMTM, which converts VSAM programs, data and files into functionally equivalent, ready-to-test applications supporting any ANSI standard SQL environments. Forecross Corporation was founded in 1982 and is based in San Francisco, California.

About Intellinetics

Intellinetics, Inc. designs, develops, tests, markets, and licenses document services and software solutions in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Document Management and Document Conversion. Its software platform allows its customers to capture and manage documents across operations, such as scanned hard-copy documents and digital documents, including Microsoft Office 365, digital images, audio, videos, and emails. The company's flagship software suite includes IntelliCloud platform that comprises image processing modules, accounts payable lifecycle automation, records management, workflow, and extended components; and YellowFolder, a specialized content management software solution for the K-12 education market. It also provides installation, integration, training, and consulting services; ongoing software maintenance and customer support services; and digital scanning, microfilm and microfiche, box storage, scanning equipment, and software and repair services, as well as long-term paper and microfilm storage, and retrieval option services. In addition, the company offers business process outsourcing services. Intellinetics, Inc. sells its products to resellers and directly to customers, as well as provides access to its software solutions as a service through the Internet. It serves business and State, county, and municipal governments, as well as healthcare, K-12 education, public safety, other public sector, risk management, financial services, and others. The company was formerly known as GlobalWise Investments, Inc. and changed its name to Intellinetics, Inc. in September 2014. Intellinetics, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.