Financial Contrast: GlassBridge Enterprises (OTCMKTS:GLAE) and B. Riley Financial (NASDAQ:RILY)

B. Riley Financial (NASDAQ:RILY) and GlassBridge Enterprises (OTCMKTS:GLAE) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

B. Riley Financial has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GlassBridge Enterprises has a beta of 7.2, meaning that its share price is 620% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares B. Riley Financial and GlassBridge Enterprises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B. Riley Financial	-9.28%	-25.84%	-1.75%
GlassBridge Enterprises	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares B. Riley Financial and GlassBridge Enterprises’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
B. Riley Financial	$1.65 billion	0.34	-$99.91 million	($5.01)	-3.70
GlassBridge Enterprises	$100,000.00	N/A	-$3.00 million	N/A	N/A

GlassBridge Enterprises has lower revenue, but higher earnings than B. Riley Financial.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for B. Riley Financial and GlassBridge Enterprises, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B. Riley Financial	0	0	0	0	N/A
GlassBridge Enterprises	0	0	0	0	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.2% of B. Riley Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 32.9% of B. Riley Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of GlassBridge Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

GlassBridge Enterprises beats B. Riley Financial on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About B. Riley Financial

B. Riley Financial, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides financial services to corporate, institutional, and high net worth clients in North America, Australia, the Asia Pacific, and Europe. The company operates through six segments: Capital Markets, Wealth Management, Financial Consulting, Auction and Liquidation, Communications, and Consumer. The Capital Markets segments offers investment banking, equity research, institutional sales and trading, securities lending, fund and asset management, direct lending, venture capital, proprietary trading, and investment services; merger and acquisition, restructuring advisory, and recapitalization services; public and private equity offerings; and debt financing solutions. This segment also trades in equity securities. The Wealth Management segment provides wealth management and tax services. The Financial Consulting segment offers bankruptcy restructuring and turnaround management, forensic accounting and litigation support, valuation and appraisal, and real estate services. The Auction and Liquidation Segment provides auction and liquidation services. The Communications segment offers dial-up, mobile broadband and digital subscriber line services under the NetZero and Juno brands; cloud communication services; VoIP cloud-based technology and communication devices and subscription services through magicJack; and mobile phone voice, text, and data services and devices through Marconi Wireless. The Consumer segment sells laptop and computer accessories. The company was formerly known as Great American Group, Inc. and changed its name to B. Riley Financial, Inc. in November 2014. B. Riley Financial, Inc. was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

About GlassBridge Enterprises

GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates an asset management business in the United States. It offers investment advisory services to third party investors through managed funds separate managed accounts. The company was formerly known as Imation Corp. and changed its name to GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc. in February 2017. GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, New York.