Financial Survey: Associated British Foods (OTCMKTS:ASBFY) & GLG Life Tech (OTCMKTS:GLGLF)

Associated British Foods (OTCMKTS:ASBFY) and GLG Life Tech (OTCMKTS:GLGLF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Associated British Foods and GLG Life Tech, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Associated British Foods	4	1	0	1	1.67
GLG Life Tech	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given GLG Life Tech’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GLG Life Tech is more favorable than Associated British Foods.

Profitability

This table compares Associated British Foods and GLG Life Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated British Foods	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLG Life Tech	108.75%	N/A	-679.99%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Associated British Foods and GLG Life Tech”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Associated British Foods	$25.41 billion	0.71	$1.34 billion	N/A	N/A
GLG Life Tech	$7.35 million	0.00	$8.60 million	$0.19	N/A

Associated British Foods has higher revenue and earnings than GLG Life Tech.

Volatility and Risk

Associated British Foods has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GLG Life Tech has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Associated British Foods beats GLG Life Tech on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Associated British Foods

Associated British Foods plc operates as a diversified food, ingredients, and retail company worldwide. It operates through five segments: Grocery, Ingredients, Agriculture, Sugar, and Retail. The Grocery segment manufactures and sells grocery products, including hot beverages, sugar and sweeteners, vegetable oils, balsamic vinegars, bread and baked goods, cereals, ethnic foods, and meat products to retail, wholesale, and foodservice businesses. The Ingredients segment manufactures bakers' yeast, bakery ingredients, enzymes, lipids, yeast extracts, and cereal specialties. The Agriculture segment manufactures and sells animal feeds; and provides other products and services for the agriculture sector. The Sugar segment is involved in growing, processing, and selling sugar beet and sugar cane to industrial users. The Retail segment is involved in buying and merchandising clothing and accessories through the Primark and Penneys retail chains, which offer women's, men's, and kids wear, as well as beauty, homeware, and accessories. The company was incorporated in 1934 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Associated British Foods plc operates as a subsidiary of Wittington Investments Limited.

About GLG Life Tech

GLG Life Tech Corporation researches for, develops, grows, refines, and produces natural sweeteners extracted from the stevia plant and monk fruit in Canada and internationally. It also offers P-Pro Plus, a pea protein product; REB M GOLD, a bioconverted Rebaudioside M and Rebaudioside D. sweetener; and natural ingredients. It serves in the food and beverage industry. The company was formerly known as GLG Life Tech Limited and changed its name to GLG Life Tech Corporation in March 2007. GLG Life Tech Corporation was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Richmond, Canada.