Reviewing Ayr Wellness (OTCMKTS:AYRWF) and ONE Bio (OTCMKTS:ONBI)

ONE Bio (OTCMKTS:ONBI) and Ayr Wellness (OTCMKTS:AYRWF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

ONE Bio has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ayr Wellness has a beta of 2.63, suggesting that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares ONE Bio and Ayr Wellness’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ONE Bio	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ayr Wellness	-58.68%	-14.13%	-5.78%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ONE Bio and Ayr Wellness’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ONE Bio	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ayr Wellness	$463.63 million	0.38	-$272.43 million	($3.81)	-0.61

ONE Bio has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ayr Wellness.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for ONE Bio and Ayr Wellness, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ONE Bio	0	0	0	0	N/A
Ayr Wellness	0	1	1	0	2.50

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.9% of Ayr Wellness shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Ayr Wellness shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ayr Wellness beats ONE Bio on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ONE Bio

ONE Bio Corp., an agritech company, together with its subsidiaries, utilizes green process manufacturing to produce raw chemicals and herbal extracts, natural supplements, and organic products. The company operates through two business units, Chemical and Herbal Extracts (CHE) and Organic Products (OP). The CHE business unit engages in the development, manufacture, and commercialization of bio-ecological products and over-the-counter products utilizing the extractions of tobacco leaves and various other plant materials. It produces chemical and herbal extracts for use in a range of health and wellness products, including chemical extracts comprising Solanesol and Coenzyme Q10; and herabal extracts, such as Resveratrol, 5-Hydroxytryptophan, Ganoderma Tea, and powdered and particulate fertilizers. This business unit distributes its products through independent third party distributors, universities, and hospital research centers to the bio-health industry and raw chemical intermediates industry in the People's Republic of China. The OP business unit manufactures various consumer and commercial use health and energy drinks, organic food products, and fertilizers primarily based on bamboo in the People's Republic of China. Its products include boiled bamboo shoot cans, boiled bamboo shoot cans with vacuum packing, boiled mixed vegetables, and boiled seasoned vegetables, as well as Kamameshi, a Japanese rice dish. This segment distributes its products directly to supermarket chains, hotels, hospitals, and restaurants, as well as through a network of independent third party distributors. ONE Bio Corp. exports its products to Japan, southeast Asia, Europe, and North America. The company was formerly known as ONE Holdings, Corp. and changed its name to ONE Bio Corp. in November 2009. ONE Bio Corp. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Aventura, Florida.

About Ayr Wellness

Ayr Wellness Inc. operates as a vertically-integrated multi-state cannabis operator that cultivates, manufactures, and retails cannabis products and branded cannabis packaged goods. It owns and operates a chain of cannabis retail stores under AYR, Liberty Health Sciences, and The Dispensary brand names. The company was formerly known as Ayr Strategies Inc. and changed its name to Ayr Wellness Inc. in February 2021. Ayr Wellness Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.