BMTC Group (GBT) Competitors

Sleep Country Canada (TSE:ZZZ) and BMTC Group (TSE:GBT) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ZZZ or GBT?

Sleep Country Canada has higher revenue and earnings than BMTC Group. Sleep Country Canada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BMTC Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sleep Country Canada	C$953.56M	0.00	C$71.75M	C$2.08	N/A
BMTC Group	C$579.51M	0.74	C$43.50M	C$1.34	9.83

Is ZZZ or GBT a better dividend stock?

Sleep Country Canada pays an annual dividend of C$0.95 per share. BMTC Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Sleep Country Canada pays out 45.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BMTC Group pays out 26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. BMTC Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is ZZZ or GBT more profitable?

Sleep Country Canada has a net margin of 7.52% compared to BMTC Group's net margin of 7.51%. Sleep Country Canada's return on equity of 16.19% beat BMTC Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sleep Country Canada	7.52%	16.19%	7.06%
BMTC Group	7.51%	9.06%	-0.11%

Does the media refer more to ZZZ or GBT?

In the previous week, Sleep Country Canada and Sleep Country Canada both had 1 articles in the media. BMTC Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Sleep Country Canada's score of -0.76 indicating that BMTC Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sleep Country Canada	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
BMTC Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ZZZ or GBT?

60.2% of Sleep Country Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.8% of BMTC Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Sleep Country Canada shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 66.9% of BMTC Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, ZZZ or GBT?

Sleep Country Canada has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BMTC Group has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sleep Country Canada beats BMTC Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.