Critical Survey: Clever Leaves (NASDAQ:CLVRW) versus MariMed (OTCMKTS:MRMD)

Clever Leaves (NASDAQ:CLVRW) and MariMed (OTCMKTS:MRMD) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Clever Leaves and MariMed’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clever Leaves	N/A	N/A	N/A
MariMed	-10.97%	-2.75%	-1.06%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Clever Leaves and MariMed, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clever Leaves	0	0	0	0	0.00
MariMed	0	0	0	1	4.00

Given Clever Leaves’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Clever Leaves is more favorable than MariMed.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Clever Leaves and MariMed”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clever Leaves	$17.42 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MariMed	$148.60 million	0.30	-$16.03 million	($0.03)	-3.88

Clever Leaves has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MariMed.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of MariMed shares are held by institutional investors. 19.0% of MariMed shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MariMed beats Clever Leaves on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Clever Leaves

Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. operates in the botanical cannabinoid and nutraceutical industries. The company operates through two segments, Cannabinoid and Non-Cannabinoid. The Cannabinoid segment cultivates, extracts, manufactures, commercializes, and distributes cannabinoid products comprising cannabis flowers, cannabidiol isolates, full spectrum and standardized extracts, and dry smokable flowers internationally. The Non-Cannabinoid segment formulates, manufactures, markets, sells, distributes, and commercializes nutraceutical and other natural remedies, wellness products, detoxification products, and nutritional and dietary supplements for mass retailers, specialty and health retailers, and distributors in the United States. It also produces extracted products, including isolates, crude oil extracts, and oral solutions; and tetrahydrocannabinol flowers. The company serves retail distributors, pharmaceutical and cannabis companies, and pharmacies. Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Tocancipá, Colombia.

About MariMed

MariMed Inc. engages in cultivation, production, and dispensing of medicinal and recreational cannabis in the United States and internationally. The company sells flowers and concentrates under the Nature’s Heritage brand; and soft and chewy baked goods and a hot chocolate mix under Bubby’s Baked brand; and drink mix under Vibations brand. It also offers chewable cannabis-infused mint tablet under the brand Kalm Fusion; and flower, vapes, and edibles under InHouse brand. In addition, the company provides supplement, nutrient-infused fruit chews under Betty’s Eddies brand and ice creams under Emack & Bolio’s brand. The company licenses its brands. MariMed Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Norwood, Massachusetts.