Head to Head Comparison: Casio Computer (OTCMKTS:CSIOY) & Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON)

Expion360 (NASDAQ:XPON) and Casio Computer (OTCMKTS:CSIOY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Expion360 and Casio Computer’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Expion360	-64.61%	-119.83%	-68.13%
Casio Computer	6.99%	6.32%	4.22%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Expion360 and Casio Computer, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expion360	1	0	0	0	1.00
Casio Computer	0	0	0	0	0.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.5% of Expion360 shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Expion360 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Expion360 and Casio Computer”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Expion360	$9.65 million	0.69	-$6.24 million	($1.38)	-0.44
Casio Computer	$1.72 billion	1.21	$53.22 million	$5.61	15.58

Casio Computer has higher revenue and earnings than Expion360. Expion360 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casio Computer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Expion360 has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Casio Computer has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Casio Computer beats Expion360 on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Expion360

Expion360 Inc. designs, assembles, manufactures, and sells lithium iron phosphate batteries and supporting accessories under the VPR 4EVER name for recreational vehicles, marine, golf, industrial, residential, and off-the-grid applications. It provides battery monitors; direct current battery chargers; various models of industrial tie-downs; power generators AURA POWERCAP; terminal blocks; and bus bars. The company also engages in the development of e360 Home Energy Storage systems; e360 SmartTalk mobile application. It serves dealers, wholesalers, private label customers, and original equipment manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Yozamp Products Company, LLC and changed its name to Expion360 Inc. in November 2021. Expion360 Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Redmond, Oregon.

About Casio Computer

Casio Computer Co.,Ltd. develops, produces, and sells consumer, system equipment, and other products. The company operates in Timepieces, Consumer, System Equipment, and Other segments. It offers timepieces, electronic dictionaries, calculators, label printers, electronic musical instruments, handheld terminals, cash registers, management support systems, data projectors, formed parts, and molds products. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.