Financial Survey: Captivision (NASDAQ:CAPT) and CBAK Energy Technology (NASDAQ:CBAT)

CBAK Energy Technology (NASDAQ:CBAT) and Captivision (NASDAQ:CAPT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

CBAK Energy Technology has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Captivision has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares CBAK Energy Technology and Captivision’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CBAK Energy Technology	4.62%	8.71%	3.69%
Captivision	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.0% of CBAK Energy Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of CBAK Energy Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Captivision shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CBAK Energy Technology and Captivision’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CBAK Energy Technology	$204.44 million	0.57	-$2.45 million	$0.09	14.44
Captivision	$14.64 million	10.02	-$74.73 million	N/A	N/A

CBAK Energy Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Captivision.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for CBAK Energy Technology and Captivision, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CBAK Energy Technology	0	0	0	0	N/A
Captivision	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

CBAK Energy Technology beats Captivision on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CBAK Energy Technology

CBAK Energy Technology, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufacture, commercialization, and distribution of lithium ion high power rechargeable batteries in Mainland China, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, CBAK and Hitrans. Its lithium batteries are used in various applications, including electric vehicles, such as electric cars, electric buses, and hybrid electric cars and buses; light electric vehicles, such as electric bicycles, electric motors, electric tricycles, and smaller-sized electric cars; and electric tools, energy storage, uninterruptible power supply, and other high power applications, as well as cordless power tools. The company also develops and manufactures NCM precursor and cathode materials. The company was formerly known as China BAK Battery, Inc. and changed its name to CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. in January 2017. CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. is based in Dalian, China.

About Captivision

Jaguar Global Growth Corporation I is a blank check company. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or related business combination with one or more businesses. Jaguar Global Growth Corporation I is based in Miami, Florida.