Critical Contrast: Eastside Distilling (BLNE) & The Competition

Profitability

This table compares Eastside Distilling and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastside Distilling	-74.63%	-2,066.36%	-31.99%
Eastside Distilling Competitors	-67.80%	-225.50%	-17.07%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Eastside Distilling and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eastside Distilling	$9.54 million	-$7.53 million	-0.05
Eastside Distilling Competitors	$15.27 billion	$1.97 billion	62.79

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.6% of Eastside Distilling shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.2% of shares of all “Beverages” companies are held by institutional investors. 20.4% of Eastside Distilling shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of shares of all “Beverages” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Eastside Distilling has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastside Distilling’s rivals have a beta of 1.17, suggesting that their average share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Eastside Distilling rivals beat Eastside Distilling on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

About Eastside Distilling

Eastside Distilling, Inc. manufactures, acquires, blends, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells various alcoholic beverages. It operates through two segments, Spirits and Craft Canning and Bottling. The company provides whiskey under the Burnside Whiskey brand; vodka under the Portland Potato Vodka brand; rum under the Hue-Hue Coffee Rum brand; and tequila under the Azuñia Tequila brand. It also offers gin and ready-to-drink products; and canning and bottling services to the craft beer and cider industries. The company sells its products on a wholesale basis to distributors in the United States. Eastside Distilling, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.