Latteno Food (LATF) versus The Competition Financial Review

Latteno Food (OTCMKTS:LATF) is one of 183 public companies in the “Packaged Foods” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Latteno Food to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Latteno Food and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Latteno Food	N/A	N/A	N/A
Latteno Food Competitors	-29.18%	-209.99%	-9.76%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Latteno Food and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Latteno Food	N/A	N/A	0.00
Latteno Food Competitors	$3.17 billion	$125.09 million	251.24

Latteno Food’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Latteno Food. Latteno Food is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Latteno Food and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Latteno Food	0	0	0	0	N/A
Latteno Food Competitors	584	2393	3224	166	2.47

As a group, “Packaged Foods” companies have a potential upside of 10.43%. Given Latteno Food’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Latteno Food has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

32.2% of shares of all “Packaged Foods” companies are owned by institutional investors. 30.6% of Latteno Food shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.4% of shares of all “Packaged Foods” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

About Latteno Food

Latteno Food Corp. focuses on acquiring, organizing, developing, and upgrading companies in the food and beverage markets, with a focus on dairy and coffee industries. The company, through its subsidiary, Global Milk Ltd., produces and distributes dairy products under the Teixeira brand name in Brazil. It also offers medical marijuana edibles and related products/services. The company was formerly known as B&D Food Corp. and changed its name to Latteno Food Corp. in September 2009. The company is based in Markham, Canada.