Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) versus George Weston (OTCMKTS:WNGRF) Critical Analysis

Maison Solutions (NASDAQ:MSS) and George Weston (OTCMKTS:WNGRF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.4% of Maison Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of George Weston shares are held by institutional investors. 53.6% of George Weston shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Maison Solutions and George Weston’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maison Solutions	$41.98 million	0.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
George Weston	$44.54 billion	0.40	$1.14 billion	$7.94	16.98

George Weston has higher revenue and earnings than Maison Solutions.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Maison Solutions and George Weston, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maison Solutions	0	0	0	0	N/A
George Weston	0	0	0	0	N/A

George Weston has a consensus target price of $125.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.91%. Given George Weston’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe George Weston is more favorable than Maison Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares Maison Solutions and George Weston’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maison Solutions	N/A	-9.09%	-1.45%
George Weston	2.55%	10.99%	3.05%

Summary

George Weston beats Maison Solutions on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Maison Solutions

Maison Solutions Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the specialty grocery retailer in California. The company offers perishable products, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit; non-perishable products, including grocery products comprising cooking utensils, canned foods, Chinese and Asian seasonings and spices, and snacks, as well as liquor, cigarette, lottery, newspaper, reusable bag, non-food, and health products, and general merchandise, beauty care, pharmacy, fuel, and other items and services in its stores. It also offers its products online. The company was formerly known as Maison International, Inc. and changed its name to Maison Solutions Inc. in September 2021. Maison Solutions Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Monterey Park, California.

About George Weston

George Weston Limited provides food and drug retailing, and financial services in Canada. The company operates through two segments, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) and Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (Choice Properties). The Loblaw segment provides grocery, pharmacy and healthcare services, health and beauty products, apparel, general merchandise, and financial services. This segment also offers credit card and other banking services, insurance brokerage services, guaranteed investment certificates, and wireless mobile products and services. The Choice Properties segment owns, operates, manages, and develops retail commercial and residential properties, leased to necessity-based tenants, industrial, and mixed-use and residential assets. It markets its products under the Shoppers Drug Mart, Joe Fresh, President's Choice Bank, no name, Farmer's Market, T&T, Life Brand, and PC Optimum brands. The company was founded in 1882 and is based in Toronto, Canada. George Weston Limited is a subsidiary of Wittington Investments, Limited.