TOMI Environmental Solutions (NASDAQ:TOMZ) vs. KiOR (OTCMKTS:KIORQ) Financial Contrast

TOMI Environmental Solutions (NASDAQ:TOMZ) and KiOR (OTCMKTS:KIORQ) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

4.8% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 23.9% of TOMI Environmental Solutions shares are held 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares TOMI Environmental Solutions and KiOR”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TOMI Environmental Solutions	$8.20 million	2.73	-$3.40 million	($0.13)	-8.62
KiOR	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

KiOR has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TOMI Environmental Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares TOMI Environmental Solutions and KiOR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TOMI Environmental Solutions	-31.29%	-34.10%	-20.36%
KiOR	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for TOMI Environmental Solutions and KiOR, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TOMI Environmental Solutions	0	0	1	0	3.00
KiOR	0	0	0	0	0.00

TOMI Environmental Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 212.50%. Given TOMI Environmental Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe TOMI Environmental Solutions is more favorable than KiOR.

Summary

TOMI Environmental Solutions beats KiOR on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TOMI Environmental Solutions

TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc., a bacteria decontamination and infectious disease control company, engages in the provision of environmental solutions for indoor air and surface disinfection and decontamination in the United States and internationally. The company’s disinfection solutions include SteraPak portable disinfection systems, SteraMist select surface units, SteraMist environment systems, SteraMist total disinfection carts, SteraMist transport units, NV+ fogging disinfection and decontamination systems, SteraMist custom engineered systems, SteraMist Hybrid disinfection systems, SteraMist integrated systems, Stainless Steel 90-Degree applicators, SteraMist plasma decontamination chambers, and iHP Corporate Service Decontamination, which provides full room, equipment, facility, and emergency disinfection and decontamination services. It also manufactures, sells, services, and licenses SteraMist Binary Ionization Technology, a hydrogen peroxide-based mist and fog. The company’s products and services are used in hospitals and medical facilities, bio-safety labs, pharmaceutical facilities, meat and produce processing facilities, universities and research facilities, vivarium labs, and other service industries, including cruise ships, office buildings, hotel and motel rooms, schools, restaurants, military barracks, police and fire departments, prisons, and athletic facilities; and single-family homes and multi-unit residences. TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Frederick, Maryland.

About KiOR

KiOR, Inc., incorporated on July 23, 2007, is a development-stage and is a next generation renewable fuels company. The Company is engaged in developing a commercial process to produce cellulosic gasoline and diesel from abundant, lignocellulosic biomass. The Company has developed a two-step technology platform that converts non-food lignocellulose into cellulosic gasoline and diesel that can be transported using the existing fuels distribution system for use in vehicles. The other renewable fuels are derived from soft starches, such as corn starch or cane sugar, for ethanol, or from soy and other vegetable oils for biodiesel, cellulosic fuel is derived from lignocellulose found in wood, grasses and the non-edible portions of plants. The Company has not generated any revenue.