Contrasting Nintendo (OTCMKTS:NTDOY) & Kidoz (OTCMKTS:KDOZF)

Kidoz (OTCMKTS:KDOZF) and Nintendo (OTCMKTS:NTDOY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kidoz and Nintendo”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kidoz	$18.43 million	0.98	$460,000.00	($0.01)	-13.75
Nintendo	$15.37 billion	3.53	$2.80 billion	$0.60	17.53

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Kidoz and Nintendo, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kidoz	0	0	0	0	0.00
Nintendo	1	4	2	1	2.38

Profitability

This table compares Kidoz and Nintendo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kidoz	-2.25%	-5.54%	-3.97%
Nintendo	18.33%	13.74%	10.65%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Nintendo shares are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of Kidoz 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.

Volatility & Risk

Kidoz has a beta of -3.35, meaning that its share price is 435% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nintendo has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Nintendo beats Kidoz on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kidoz

Kidoz Inc. develops and sells AdTech software products in Western Europe; Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe; North America; and internationally. The company also owns and develops mobile Kidoz safe ad network, the Kidoz kid-mode operating system, the Kidoz publisher SDK, the Rooplay edugames platform, and the Rooplay originals. In addition, it offers Rooplay, the cloud-based EduGame system for kids to learn and play. The company was formerly known as Shoal Games Ltd. and changed its name to Kidoz Inc. in April 2019. Kidoz Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

About Nintendo

Nintendo Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells home entertainment products in Japan, the Americas, Europe, and internationally. It also offers video game platforms, playing cards, Karuta, and other products; and handheld and home console hardware systems and related software. The company was formerly known as Nintendo Playing Card Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Nintendo Co., Ltd. in 1963. Nintendo Co., Ltd. was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.