Coffee (NASDAQ:JVA – Get Rating) and Jammin Java (OTCMKTS:JAMN – Get Rating) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
20.4% of Coffee shares are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of Coffee shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Jammin Java shares are held by 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.
Profitability
This table compares Coffee and Jammin Java’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Coffee | -6.77% | -18.21% | -11.43% |
| Jammin Java | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Coffee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Jammin Java | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Risk & Volatility
Coffee has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jammin Java has a beta of 3.15, meaning that its stock price is 215% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Coffee and Jammin Java’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Coffee | $65.71 million | N/A | -$3.74 million | $0.07 | 21.71 |
| Jammin Java | N/A | N/A | -$650,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Jammin Java has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Coffee.
Summary
Jammin Java beats Coffee on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Coffee
Coffee Holding Co., Inc. is wholesale coffee roaster and dealer in the U.S. Its products are divided into three categories: Wholesale Green Coffee, Private Label Coffee and Branded Coffee. The Wholesale Green Coffee consists of unroasted raw beans imported from around the world and sold to large and small roasters and coffee shop operators. The Private Label Coffee offers coffee roasted, blended, packaged, and sold under the specifications and names of others, including supermarkets that want to have their own brand name on coffee to compete with national brands. The Branded Coffee consists of coffee roasted, blended, packaged and sold under its own proprietary and licensed brand names in different segments of the market. The company offers its products Cafe Caribe, S&W Premium, Cafe Supremo, Premium Roasters, and Via Roma brands. Coffee Holding was founded by Sterling A. Gordon in 1971 and is headquartered in Staten Island, NY.
About Jammin Java
Jammin Java Corp. operates as a coffee roaster, marketer and distribution company. It provides premium-roasted coffee and teas to grocery retail, online, service/hospitality, office coffee service, and the big box store industry. The firm develops its coffee lines under the Marley Coffee brand. The company was founded by Rohan A. Marley and Shane Whittle on September 27, 2004 and is headquartered in Carson City, NV.
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