Critical Comparison: Cannabis Wheaton Income (OTCMKTS:CBWTF) and PMGC (NASDAQ:ELAB)

PMGC (NASDAQ:ELAB) and Cannabis Wheaton Income (OTCMKTS:CBWTF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

Risk and Volatility

PMGC has a beta of -0.25, indicating that its stock price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cannabis Wheaton Income has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

22.2% of PMGC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of PMGC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Cannabis Wheaton Income shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares PMGC and Cannabis Wheaton Income’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PMGC	-522.92%	-118.83%	-60.03%
Cannabis Wheaton Income	20.99%	19.84%	12.26%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for PMGC and Cannabis Wheaton Income, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PMGC	1	0	0	0	1.00
Cannabis Wheaton Income	0	0	0	0	0.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PMGC and Cannabis Wheaton Income”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PMGC	$590,000.00	9.14	-$7.75 million	($130.60)	-0.05
Cannabis Wheaton Income	$108.41 million	1.67	$29.96 million	$0.02	6.38

Cannabis Wheaton Income has higher revenue and earnings than PMGC. PMGC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cannabis Wheaton Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Cannabis Wheaton Income beats PMGC on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PMGC

Elevai Labs, Inc., a skincare development company, designs, manufactures, and markets skincare products. Its products include Empower and Enfinity post-skincare procedure care serums for the face, neck, and upper chest regions. The company was formerly known as Reactive Medical Labs Inc. and changed its name to Elevai Labs, Inc. in December 2021. Elevai Labs, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Newport Beach, California.

About Cannabis Wheaton Income

Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. operates as a consumer packaged goods company in the cannabis products market in Canada. It focuses on developing, manufacturing, and distributing cannabis products for wellness and recreational consumers. The company offers cannabis products under various forms, including vape catridges, infused pre-rolls, pre-rolled, vape pens, milled and dried flower, concentrates, chocolates, soft chews, oil drops, capsules, and topicals under the KOLAB PROJECT, Dosecann, BACK FORTY, Foray, and Parcel brand names. It sells its products through supply arrangements with provincial control boards and distributors, medical cannabis sales channels, and retailers, as well as to authorized wholesalers. The company was formerly known as Cannabis Wheaton Income Corp. and changed its name to Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. in June 2018. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.