Head to Head Comparison: PCS Edventures! (OTCMKTS:PCSV) and Benesse (OTCMKTS:BSEFY)
by Jessica Moore · The Cerbat GemPCS Edventures! (OTCMKTS:PCSV – Get Free Report) and Benesse (OTCMKTS:BSEFY – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares PCS Edventures! and Benesse’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| PCS Edventures! | 43.22% | 86.10% | 75.42% |
| Benesse | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.0% of Benesse shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.9% of PCS Edventures! shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for PCS Edventures! and Benesse, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| PCS Edventures! | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Benesse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares PCS Edventures! and Benesse’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| PCS Edventures! | $7.01 million | 3.91 | $2.78 million | $0.03 | 7.32 |
| Benesse | N/A | N/A | N/A | $55.01 | 0.31 |
PCS Edventures! has higher revenue and earnings than Benesse. Benesse is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PCS Edventures!, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
PCS Edventures! beats Benesse on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About PCS Edventures!
PCS Edventures!, Inc. develops, markets, and distributes technology-based educational products and services to the pre-kindergarten through university classroom, the K-12 afterschool, the private learning center, and the home school markets in the United States and internationally. Its products include PCS Edventures! Labs, a learning center that offers teaching in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); and PCS BrickLab, a system of building blocks combined with PCS curriculum resources that address technology, math, construction engineering, communication, and science principles. The company also provides PCS Digital Media Labs, which contains lesson plans, a hard cover mobile case, digital cameras, camcorders or voice recorders, accessories, and a teacher guide; and PCS Academy of Engineering Lab, a STEM based program that is designed for use in tech-ed programs and for various environments through 10 student modules, such as hardware, software, lab furniture, and curriculum. In addition, it offers PCS Edventures Robotics system, a platform that provides various robotics lab implementations to its RiQ robot kits for home users, as well as engages students in various areas, including computer programming, physics, math, and other topics; PCS Discover STEM Lab, a modular program that provides activities for afterschool facilitators in the areas of STEM; summer camp packages, which offer summer camp solutions for schools and afterschool programs; and Riot, a racing drone product. PCS Edventures!, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Boise, Idaho.
About Benesse
Benesse Holdings, Inc. provides educational, and nursing care and childcare services in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Domestic Education Business; Nursing Care and Childcare Business; and Kids & Family Business. The company engages in the correspondence course business, school and teacher support business, cram school business, English language lessons for children business, and other businesses for preschool to high school students; and nursing care and childcare business, which include the operation of nursing homes for seniors comprising fee-based homes and elderly houses with care services, home help and daytime nursing care services, food delivery, and daycare and afterschool care services. It also offers information and products relating to pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting; lifestyle information and support everyday living through forums for communication with customers; and magazines, websites, and others to help enrich life with pets. The company was formerly known as Benesse Corporation and changed its name to Benesse Holdings, Inc. in 2009. Benesse Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1955 and is headquartered in Okayama, Japan.