Analyzing Pola Orbis (OTCMKTS:PORBF) and Nitori (OTC:NCLTY)

Risk & Volatility

Pola Orbis has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nitori has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Pola Orbis and Nitori’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pola Orbis	5.40%	6.45%	5.36%
Nitori	9.37%	10.53%	7.86%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pola Orbis and Nitori”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pola Orbis	$1.13 billion	1.95	$68.15 million	$0.28	35.54
Nitori	$6.21 billion	1.85	$597.01 million	$0.52	19.56

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

Summary

Nitori beats Pola Orbis on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pola Orbis

Pola Orbis Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells cosmetics and related products in Japan and internationally. It operates through Beauty Care and Real Estate segments. The Beauty Care segment offers cosmetics; skincare products; health foods; and fashion products, such as women's underwear, women's apparel, and jewelry under the POLA, ORBIS, Jurlique, H2O PLUS, THREE, DECENCIA, Amplitude, ITRIM, FIVEISM × THREE, and FUJIMI brand names. The Real Estate segment is involved in the leasing of office buildings and residential properties. The company also involves in the management and operation of buildings. It sells its products through department, directly operated retail, duty-free stores, Internet, and cosmetics stores, as well as through door-to-door sales, and mail-order sales. Pola Orbis Holdings Inc. was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Nitori

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. engages in the retail of furniture and interior products in Japan. It is involved in the advertising; logistics; and other activities. The company engages in insurance and clothing related businesses. Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.