Avolta (OTCMKTS:DUFRY) versus AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) Financial Review

Avolta (OTCMKTS:DUFRY) and AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Avolta and AMC Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avolta	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMC Entertainment	-13.04%	N/A	-5.64%

Volatility and Risk

Avolta has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMC Entertainment has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

28.8% of AMC Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of AMC Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Avolta and AMC Entertainment”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avolta	$16.60 billion	0.47	$240.19 million	N/A	N/A
AMC Entertainment	$4.85 billion	0.17	-$632.40 million	($1.31)	-1.16

Avolta has higher revenue and earnings than AMC Entertainment.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Avolta and AMC Entertainment, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avolta	0	1	0	1	3.00
AMC Entertainment	2	4	1	0	1.86

AMC Entertainment has a consensus target price of $2.42, indicating a potential upside of 59.74%. Given AMC Entertainment’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AMC Entertainment is more favorable than Avolta.

Dividends

Avolta pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. AMC Entertainment pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. AMC Entertainment pays out -3.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

About Avolta

Avolta AG operates as a travel retailer. The company’s retail brands include general travel retail shops under the Dufry, World Duty Free, Nuance, Hellenic Duty Free, Zurich Duty-Free or Stockholm Duty-Free, Autogrill, and HMSHost brands; Dufry shopping stores; brand boutiques; convenience stores primarily under the Hudson brand; and specialized shops and theme stores. It offers perfumes and cosmetics, food and confectionery, wines and spirits, watches and jewelry, fashion and leather, tobacco goods, souvenirs, electronics, soft drinks, packaged food, travel accessories, personal items, sunglasses, destination, and other products, as well as newspapers, magazines, and books. It operates duty-free and duty-paid shops located at airports, border, downtown and hotel shops, railway stations and other, cruise liners and ferries, seaports, and motorways in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company was formerly known as Dufry AG and changed its name to Avolta AG in November 2023. Avolta AG was incorporated in 1865 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

About AMC Entertainment

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the theatrical exhibition business. It owns, operates, or has interests in theatres in the United States and Europe. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.