Analyzing Positron (POSC) & Its Peers

Profitability

This table compares Positron and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Positron	-300.00%	N/A	-89.57%
Positron Competitors	-298.65%	-83.93%	-27.39%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Positron and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Positron	$740,000.00	-$1.64 million	-11.99
Positron Competitors	$976.10 million	$81.52 million	9.46

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

44.3% of shares of all “Electromedical equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of Positron shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of shares of all “Electromedical equipment” companies are held by 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

Positron has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Positron’s peers have a beta of 0.92, suggesting that their average stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Positron peers beat Positron on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

About Positron

Positron Corporation, a nuclear medicine healthcare company, specializes in the business of cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in the United States. It offers attrius PET scanner, clinical and technical services, and financing solutions enables healthcare providers to accurately diagnose cardiac disease, improve patient outcomes, and practice cost effective medicines. Positron Corporation was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Niagara Falls, New York.