Contrasting Exail Technologies (OTCMKTS:GGRGF) and DEFSEC Technologies (NASDAQ:DFSC)

DEFSEC Technologies (NASDAQ:DFSC) and Exail Technologies (OTCMKTS:GGRGF) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares DEFSEC Technologies and Exail Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DEFSEC Technologies	-154.40%	-130.63%	-76.60%
Exail Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for DEFSEC Technologies and Exail Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DEFSEC Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
Exail Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares DEFSEC Technologies and Exail Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DEFSEC Technologies	$4.94 million	0.55	-$6.88 million	($9.92)	-0.19
Exail Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.52	225.77

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

21.4% of DEFSEC Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of Exail Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Exail Technologies beats DEFSEC Technologies on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DEFSEC Technologies

DEFSEC develops and commercializes breakthrough next-generation tactical systems for military and security forces. The Company’s current portfolio of offerings includes digitization of tactical forces for real-time shared situational awareness and targeting information from any source (including drones) streamed directly to users’ smart devices and weapons. Other DEFSEC products include countermeasures against threats such as electronic detection, lasers and drones. These systems can operate stand-alone or integrate seamlessly with OEM products and battlefield management systems, and all come integrated with TAK. The Company also has a new proprietary non-lethal product line branded PARA OPSTM with applications across all segments of the non-lethal market, including law enforcement. The Company is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with representative offices in London, UK and Abu Dhabi, UAE.

About Exail Technologies

Exail Technologies provides robotics, maritime, navigation, aerospace, and photonics technologies solutions in France and internationally. It offers components, products, and systems for naval defense, maritime, aerospace, photonics, land defense, and other industries. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Paris, France.