TOMI Environmental Solutions (NASDAQ:TOMZ – Get Free Report) and Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
Profitability
This table compares TOMI Environmental Solutions and Miller Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| TOMI Environmental Solutions | -49.77% | -326.81% | -44.61% |
| Miller Industries | 1.86% | 3.41% | 2.40% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares TOMI Environmental Solutions and Miller Industries”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| TOMI Environmental Solutions | $5.64 million | 2.11 | -$3.75 million | ($0.50) | -2.92 |
| Miller Industries | $771.44 million | 0.76 | $23.01 million | $1.24 | 41.48 |
Miller Industries has higher revenue and earnings than TOMI Environmental Solutions. TOMI Environmental Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Miller Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
TOMI Environmental Solutions has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Miller Industries has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for TOMI Environmental Solutions and Miller Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| TOMI Environmental Solutions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Miller Industries | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
TOMI Environmental Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 379.45%. Miller Industries has a consensus price target of $54.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.00%. Given TOMI Environmental Solutions’ higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe TOMI Environmental Solutions is more favorable than Miller Industries.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
4.8% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of Miller Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 20.2% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Miller Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Miller Industries beats TOMI Environmental Solutions on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About TOMI Environmental Solutions
TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc., a bacteria decontamination and infectious disease control company, engages in the provision of environmental solutions for indoor air and surface disinfection and decontamination in the United States and internationally. The company’s disinfection solutions include SteraPak portable disinfection systems, SteraMist select surface units, SteraMist environment systems, SteraMist total disinfection carts, SteraMist transport units, NV+ fogging disinfection and decontamination systems, SteraMist custom engineered systems, SteraMist Hybrid disinfection systems, SteraMist integrated systems, Stainless Steel 90-Degree applicators, SteraMist plasma decontamination chambers, and iHP Corporate Service Decontamination, which provides full room, equipment, facility, and emergency disinfection and decontamination services. It also manufactures, sells, services, and licenses SteraMist Binary Ionization Technology, a hydrogen peroxide-based mist and fog. The company’s products and services are used in hospitals and medical facilities, bio-safety labs, pharmaceutical facilities, meat and produce processing facilities, universities and research facilities, vivarium labs, and other service industries, including cruise ships, office buildings, hotel and motel rooms, schools, restaurants, military barracks, police and fire departments, prisons, and athletic facilities; and single-family homes and multi-unit residences. TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Frederick, Maryland.
About Miller Industries
Miller Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells towing and recovery equipment. The company offers wreckers that are used to recover and tow disabled vehicles and other equipment; and car carriers, which are specialized flat-bed vehicles with hydraulic tilt mechanisms, which are used to transport new or disabled vehicles and other equipment. It also provides transport trailers for moving various vehicles for auto auctions, car dealerships, leasing companies, and other similar operations. The company markets its products under the Century, Vulcan, Challenger, Holmes, Champion, Chevron, Eagle, Titan, Jige, and Boniface brands. Miller Industries, Inc. sells its products through independent distributors in North America, and Canada, Mexico; and through prime contractors to governmental entities. Miller Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Ooltewah, Tennessee.
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