iPower (IPW) & Its Competitors Financial Analysis

iPower (NASDAQ:IPW) is one of 143 public companies in the “Broadline Retail” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare iPower to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for iPower and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iPower	1	0	0	0	1.00
iPower Competitors	1372	5336	10752	295	2.56

As a group, “Broadline Retail” companies have a potential upside of 15.03%. Given iPower’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe iPower has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares iPower and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iPower	-23.43%	-26.96%	-14.85%
iPower Competitors	-3.39%	-34.78%	-2.56%

Risk and Volatility

iPower has a beta of 3, meaning that its share price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iPower’s competitors have a beta of -1.26, meaning that their average share price is 226% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.7% of iPower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of iPower shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares iPower and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
iPower	$66.14 million	-$4.97 million	-0.01
iPower Competitors	$41.84 billion	$1.70 billion	-219.80

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

Summary

iPower competitors beat iPower on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About iPower

iPower Inc. operates as an online retailer and supplier of consumer home, garden, and pet products for commercial businesses and individuals in the United States. The company offers grow light systems; advanced heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; water pumps, heaters, chillers, and filters; nutrient and fertilizer delivery systems; and various growing media products. It also provides general gardening products, including environmental sensors and controls; and home products, which comprise commercial fans, floor and wall fans, storage and shelving units, and chairs. The company sells its products under the iPower and Simple Deluxe brand names through zenhydro.com, simpledeluxe.com, and various third-party online platforms. The company was formerly known as BZRTH Inc. and changed its name to iPower Inc. in September 2020. iPower Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Rancho Cucamonga, California.