Financial Analysis: iHuman (NYSE:IH) & Skillful Craftsman Education Technology (NASDAQ:EDTK)

iHuman (NYSE:IH – Get Rating) and Skillful Craftsman Education Technology (NASDAQ:EDTK – Get Rating) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares iHuman and Skillful Craftsman Education Technology’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iHuman	$142.89 million	1.41	$15.92 million	$0.30	12.50
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology	$23.05 million	1.20	-$1.40 million	N/A	N/A

iHuman has higher revenue and earnings than Skillful Craftsman Education Technology.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for iHuman and Skillful Craftsman Education Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iHuman	0	0	0	0	N/A
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology	0	0	0	0	N/A

Volatility & Risk

iHuman has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skillful Craftsman Education Technology has a beta of -0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 151% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares iHuman and Skillful Craftsman Education Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iHuman	10.98%	15.51%	9.06%
Skillful Craftsman Education Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.2% of iHuman shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.6% of Skillful Craftsman Education Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 63.6% of iHuman shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Skillful Craftsman Education Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

iHuman beats Skillful Craftsman Education Technology on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About iHuman

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iHuman Inc. provides intellectual development products to individual users, kindergartens, and distributors in the People's Republic of China. The company offers interactive and self-directed learning apps, including iHuman Chinese, iHuman ABC, iHuman Pinyin, iHuman Magic Thinking, iHuman Books, iHuman Stories, iHuman Reading, iHumanpedia, iHuman Kids Workout, iHuman Coding, iHuman Fun Idioms, iHuman Little Artists, and iHuman Readers. It also provides intellectually stimulating materials, including books, interactive materials, and smart devices that develop children's abilities in speaking, critical thinking, independent reading, and creativity. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About Skillful Craftsman Education Technology

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Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Limited provides vocational online education and technology services to college students and graduates in the People's Republic of China. The company's education services cover a range of subjects, including vocational, continuing, basic, and higher education. It operates three education platforms, including the Lifelong Education Public Service Platform that offers approximately 200 courses; Vocational Training platform, which provides 642 courses covering mechanics, electronics, auto repair, and construction subjects; and Virtual Simulation Experimental Training platform that offers 12 experimental programs. The company also offers technology services, including software development and maintenance, hardware installation, and testing and related consulting and training services; and cloud services for private companies, academic institutions, and government agencies. In addition, it provides financial education services through financial investment educational platform, which offers global securities market, basic securities knowledge, fundamental analysis, and technical analysis courses; and flexible employment service by providing recruitment outsourcing services for employer's permanent staff hires. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Wuxi, the People's Republic of China.