Financial Analysis: Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) versus Caravelle International Group (NASDAQ:CACO)

Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) and Caravelle International Group (NASDAQ:CACO) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Navios Maritime Partners has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caravelle International Group has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Navios Maritime Partners and Caravelle International Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Navios Maritime Partners	$1.33 billion	0.92	$367.31 million	$11.99	3.39
Caravelle International Group	$95.26 million	1.28	-$9.33 million	N/A	N/A

Navios Maritime Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Caravelle International Group.

Profitability

This table compares Navios Maritime Partners and Caravelle International Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navios Maritime Partners	27.53%	11.64%	6.36%
Caravelle International Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

62.7% of Navios Maritime Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Caravelle International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Navios Maritime Partners and Caravelle International Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navios Maritime Partners	0	0	1	0	3.00
Caravelle International Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Navios Maritime Partners presently has a consensus target price of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 96.71%. Given Navios Maritime Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Navios Maritime Partners is more favorable than Caravelle International Group.

Summary

Navios Maritime Partners beats Caravelle International Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Navios Maritime Partners

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. owns and operates dry cargo vessels in Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia. The company offers seaborne transportation services for a range of liquid and dry cargo commodities, including crude oil, refined petroleum, chemicals, iron ore, coal, grain, fertilizer, and containers, as well as charters its vessels under short, medium, and longer-term charters. Navios Maritime Partners L.P. was founded in 2007 and is based in Monaco.

About Caravelle International Group

Caravelle International Group, through its subsidiaries, provides ocean transportation services in Singapore and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Ocean Transportation and Heating Business. It provides international shipping services and carbon-neutral solutions for wood desiccation. The company also provides seaborne transportation services under the voyage contracts. In addition, it provides vessel services on behalf of ship owners. The company is headquartered in Singapore.