Analyzing Sodexo (OTCMKTS:SDXAY) and Black Diamond Group (OTCMKTS:BDIMF)

Sodexo (OTCMKTS:SDXAY) and Black Diamond Group (OTCMKTS:BDIMF) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sodexo and Black Diamond Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sodexo	$26.49 billion	0.29	$765.33 million	N/A	N/A
Black Diamond Group	$326.99 million	2.48	$24.91 million	$0.38	31.03

Sodexo has higher revenue and earnings than Black Diamond Group.

Dividends

Sodexo pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Black Diamond Group pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Black Diamond Group pays out 34.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Sodexo and Black Diamond Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sodexo	N/A	N/A	N/A
Black Diamond Group	7.65%	10.20%	4.57%

Volatility & Risk

Sodexo has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Black Diamond Group has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Sodexo and Black Diamond Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sodexo	1	9	0	0	1.90
Black Diamond Group	0	0	1	0	3.00

Summary

Black Diamond Group beats Sodexo on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sodexo

Sodexo S.A. provides food services and facilities management services worldwide. It offers various on-site services, which includes corporate services, energy and resources, government and agencies, and other services; healthcare and seniors; and learning solutions to schools and universities. The company also provides food services comprising retail service, food delivery, and meal and food vouchers, as well as digital food ordering services; savings and purchase solutions, data and digital tools, and advisory services and client support; and work-life balance and employee experience solutions. In addition, it offers facility management services, including technical service management, assets management, building maintenance, access control, deep cleaning, energy management, space planning, project management, front-of-house services, grounds maintenance, waste management, HVAC systems, mail management, commercial cleaning, workspace management, and pest control. services. The company was formerly known as Sodexho Alliance and changed its name to Sodexo S.A. in 2008. Sodexo S.A. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

About Black Diamond Group

Black Diamond Group Limited rents and sells modular space and workforce accommodation solutions. It operates through two segments, Modular Space Solutions and Workforce Solutions. The Modular Space Solutions segment provides modular space rentals to customers in the construction, real estate development, education, manufacturing, health care, financial, government, and defense industries in North America. Its products include office units, lavatories, storage units, large multi-unit office complexes, classroom facilities, banking and health care facilities, high security modular buildings, custom manufactured modular facilities, blast resistant structures, SmartSpace interchangeable paneled units, and storage containers. This segment also sells new and used space rentals units; and provides delivery, installation, project management, and ancillary rental items, products, and services. The Workforce Solutions segment provides workforce housing solutions, including rental of accommodations and surface equipment, and provision of turnkey lodging and travel management logistics services in Canada, the United States, and Australia. This segment also provides associated services, such as installation, transportation, dismantlement, and sale of used fleet assets. This segment primarily serves the resource, infrastructure, construction, disaster recovery, and education sectors. It also provides specialized field rentals to oil and gas industries. The company markets its rental assets, custom sales, and ancillary products and services through in-house sales personnel, its website, social media, web campaigns, and its digital marketplace. Black Diamond Group Limited was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.