Reviewing Winland (OTCMKTS:WELX) & Sypris Solutions (NASDAQ:SYPR)

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Winland and Sypris Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Winland	$4.79 million	5.09	$2.01 million	$0.77	6.49
Sypris Solutions	$136.22 million	0.23	-$1.60 million	($0.18)	-7.55

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

44.7% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Winland shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.4% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Winland and Sypris Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Winland	74.08%	N/A	N/A
Sypris Solutions	-2.75%	-18.34%	-3.00%

Volatility and Risk

Winland has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sypris Solutions has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Winland beats Sypris Solutions on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Winland

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.

About Sypris Solutions

Sypris Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of truck components, oil and gas pipeline components, and aerospace and defense electronics. It operates through Sypris Technologies and Sypris Electronics segments. The Sypris Technologies segment is involved in selling of forged, machined, welded, and heat-treated steel components primarily for the heavy commercial vehicle and high-pressure energy pipeline applications. The Sypris Electronics segment includes circuit card and full box build manufacturing, high reliability manufacturing, systems assembly and integration, design for manufacturability and design to specification work. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.