Critical Review: IBEX (NASDAQ:IBEX) & EVmo (OTCMKTS:YAYO)

IBEX (NASDAQ:IBEX) and EVmo (OTCMKTS:YAYO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares IBEX and EVmo”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IBEX	$508.57 million	0.61	$33.65 million	$1.85	9.90
EVmo	$12.56 million	0.00	-$7.14 million	N/A	N/A

IBEX has higher revenue and earnings than EVmo.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for IBEX and EVmo, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IBEX	0	2	2	0	2.50
EVmo	0	0	0	0	N/A

IBEX currently has a consensus price target of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.90%. Given IBEX’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe IBEX is more favorable than EVmo.

Profitability

This table compares IBEX and EVmo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IBEX	6.62%	22.04%	11.93%
EVmo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

81.2% of IBEX shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.8% of IBEX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of EVmo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

IBEX has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVmo has a beta of 2.46, indicating that its share price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

IBEX beats EVmo on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About IBEX

IBEX Limited provides end-to-end technology-enabled customer lifecycle experience solutions in the United States and internationally. The company products and services portfolio includes ibex Connect, that offers customer service, technical support, revenue generation, and other revenue generation outsourced back-office services through the CX model, which integrates voice, email, chat, SMS, social media, and other communication applications; ibex Digital, a customer acquisition solution that comprises digital marketing, e-commerce technology, and platform solutions; and ibex CX, a customer experience solution, which provides a suite of proprietary software tools to measure, monitor, and manage its clients' customer experience. It operates customer engagement and customer acquisition delivery centers. The company serves banking and financial services, delivery and logistics, health tech and wellness, high tech, retail and e-commerce, streaming and entertainment, travel and hospitality, and utility industries. The company was formerly known as IBEX Holdings Limited and changed its name to IBEX Limited in September 2019. IBEX Limited was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. The company is a subsidiary of The Resource Group International Limited.

About EVmo

EVmo, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ridesharing and vehicle rental businesses in the United States. It operates Rideshare Platform, an online bookings platform which maintains a fleet of passenger vehicles and transit vans for use in last-mile logistical space to rent drivers in the ridesharing and delivery gig companies. The company was formerly known as Rideshare Rental, Inc. and changed its name to EVmo, Inc. in February 2021.EVmo, Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.