Financial Survey: Alps Alpine (OTCMKTS:APELY) versus Sunny Optical Technology (Group) (OTCMKTS:SNPTF)

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Alps Alpine shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Alps Alpine shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sunny Optical Technology (Group) and Alps Alpine”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sunny Optical Technology (Group)	$4.48 billion	2.23	$155.55 million	N/A	N/A
Alps Alpine	$6.68 billion	0.32	-$205.71 million	$0.02	1,024.01

Sunny Optical Technology (Group) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alps Alpine.

Volatility & Risk

Sunny Optical Technology (Group) has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alps Alpine has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sunny Optical Technology (Group) and Alps Alpine’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunny Optical Technology (Group)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alps Alpine	0.02%	1.74%	0.93%

Summary

Alps Alpine beats Sunny Optical Technology (Group) on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sunny Optical Technology (Group)

Sunny Optical Technology (Group) Company Limited, an investment holding company, engages in designing, researching, developing, manufacturing, and selling optical and optical related products, and scientific instruments. The company's Optical Components segment offers glass spherical and aspherical lenses, handset lens sets, vehicle lens sets, security surveillance lens sets, and other lens sets. Its Optoelectronic Products segment comprise handset camera modules, three dimensional optoelectronic products, vehicle modules, and other optoelectronic modules. The company's Optical Instruments segment includes microscopes and intelligent inspection equipment for testing. Its optoelectronic-related products are used in handsets, digital cameras, vehicle imaging and sensing systems, security surveillance systems, virtual reality/augmented reality, and robots, which are combined with optical, electronic, algorithm, and mechanical technologies. In addition, the company engages in the research and development of infrared and semiconductor technologies; trading of optical instruments and optoelectronics products; property leasing activities; and development, service, and consultation of technology; provision of financing services; and import and export agency services. It operates primarily in the People's Republic of China, rest of Asia, Europe, North America, and internationally. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Yuyao, China.

About Alps Alpine

Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells electronic components in Japan and internationally. It operates through four segments: Components, Sensor Communication, Module Systems, and Logistics. The company’s products for the consumer, industrial equipment, and IoT markets include TACT switches, worker condition monitoring systems, HAPTIC reactor, actuator for cameras, remote monitoring system for logistics, analog meter monitoring system, resistive position sensor, pressure sensor, air environment sensor module, three-axis geomagnetic sensor, humidity sensor, and pc board mount current sensor. Its products for the automotive market comprises TACT and detector switches, Encoder, aspherical glass lens with metal holder, HAPTIC reactor, trimagic converter, current sensor, magnetic sensor, millimeter-wave sensor, GNSS module, 5G NR module, power window switch, electric shifter, sound system, cabin controller, smart door trim, electric shifter, integrated display, premium sound speakers, and customized car products. The company also provides systems development, office, and financing and leasing services, as well as transportation, storage, and forwarding services. The company was formerly known as Alps Electric Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. in January 2019. The company was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.