Reviewing Wilhelmina International (NASDAQ:WHLM) & TSS (NASDAQ:TSSI)

Institutional & Insider Ownership

20.0% of Wilhelmina International shares are held by institutional investors. 48.5% of Wilhelmina International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of TSS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Wilhelmina International has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TSS has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Wilhelmina International and TSS”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wilhelmina International	$17.09 million	1.42	$430,000.00	$0.12	31.25
TSS	$122.53 million	1.49	$70,000.00	$0.24	31.96

Wilhelmina International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TSS. Wilhelmina International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TSS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Wilhelmina International and TSS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wilhelmina International	3.38%	2.29%	1.40%
TSS	3.59%	87.89%	11.84%

Summary

TSS beats Wilhelmina International on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wilhelmina International

Wilhelmina International, Inc. primarily engages in the fashion model management business. The company specializes in the representation and management of models, entertainers, athletes, and other talent to various clients, including retailers, designers, advertising agencies, print and electronic media and catalog companies. It also offers fashion modeling talent and social media influencer services to clients, such as advertising agencies, branded consumer goods companies, fashion designers, Internet sites, retailers, department stores, product catalogs, and magazine publications. The company is also involved in the licensing of the Wilhelmina name to third parties, such as fashion model agencies; television syndication royalties and production series contracts; and celebrity management activities, as well as model search contests. It has operations in Los Angeles, Miami, and London, as well as a network of licensees in various local markets in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

About TSS

TSS, Inc. offers planning, design, engineering, construction management, commissioning and maintenance services. It provides these services primarily for specialized facilities such as data centers, communications rooms, call centers, laboratories, trading floors, network operations centers, medical facilities and similar environments. TSS Inc., formerly known as Fortress International Group, Inc., is based in Columbia, United States.