Comparing IDEX Biometrics ASA (OTCMKTS:IDXAF) and New World Solutions (OTCMKTS:REGRF)

New World Solutions (OTCMKTS:REGRF) and IDEX Biometrics ASA (OTCMKTS:IDXAF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares New World Solutions and IDEX Biometrics ASA’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
New World Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.01)	-2.32
IDEX Biometrics ASA	$4.09 million	0.06	-$32.66 million	($0.03)	-0.01

New World Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IDEX Biometrics ASA. New World Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDEX Biometrics ASA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for New World Solutions and IDEX Biometrics ASA, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
New World Solutions	0	0	0	0	N/A
IDEX Biometrics ASA	0	0	0	0	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

20.1% of New World Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of IDEX Biometrics ASA shares are held by 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.

Profitability

This table compares New World Solutions and IDEX Biometrics ASA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New World Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
IDEX Biometrics ASA	-592.76%	-156.35%	-114.49%

Summary

New World Solutions beats IDEX Biometrics ASA on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About New World Solutions

New World Solutions Inc. operates as a technology company. It provides exposure to various areas of decentralized finance to shareholders. New World Solutions Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. New World Solutions Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Bitnine Global Inc.

About IDEX Biometrics ASA

IDEX Biometrics ASA, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and sells fingerprint authentication solutions in Norway, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific regions. The company's fingerprint authentication solutions are used primarily in contactless financial payment, access control, and smart cards, as well as card-based devices for the storage of digital currencies. It primarily serves manufacturers of smart cards for financial payment applications and biometric payment card markets. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.