Winland (WELX) and Its Rivals Critical Review

Winland (OTCMKTS:WELX) is one of 25 public companies in the “Process control instruments” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Winland to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Winland	73.88%	N/A	N/A
Winland Competitors	-61.21%	-21.72%	-6.55%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Winland and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Winland	0	0	0	0	N/A
Winland Competitors	234	1009	1680	28	2.51

As a group, “Process control instruments” companies have a potential upside of 11.70%. Given Winland’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Winland has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

Winland has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Winland’s peers have a beta of 0.70, suggesting that their average share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

62.0% of shares of all “Process control instruments” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Winland shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of shares of all “Process control instruments” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Winland	$4.79 million	$2.01 million	6.01
Winland Competitors	$2.79 billion	$358.08 million	-1.37

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

Winland Company Profile

Winland Holdings Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides critical condition monitoring devices to the security industry. Its products are used to protect against loss of assets due to damage from water, excess humidity, extremes of temperature, and loss of power. The company offers EnviroAlert, which monitors temperature, humidity, and/or water presence in critical environments; TempAlert, a temperature monitoring device for residential and commercial environments through security systems; WaterBug, a water presence and leak detection system; and Power-Out Alert, a power outage detector. It also provides INSIGHT, an automated cloud-based platform that offers early alerting, reporting, and logging services designed to ensure regulatory compliance. The company offers its products through a network of distributors, dealers, security installers, and integrators for industries including health and medical, grocery and food services, and commercial and industrial, as well as agriculture and residential. Winland Holdings Corporation was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Mankato, Minnesota.