Reviewing DFI Retail Group (OTCMKTS:DFILF) & Sendas Distribuidora (NYSE:ASAI)

Sendas Distribuidora (NYSE:ASAI) and DFI Retail Group (OTCMKTS:DFILF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sendas Distribuidora and DFI Retail Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sendas Distribuidora	$13.32 billion	0.27	$142.21 million	$0.53	25.02
DFI Retail Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.37	5.46

Sendas Distribuidora has higher revenue and earnings than DFI Retail Group. DFI Retail Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sendas Distribuidora, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

8.8% of Sendas Distribuidora shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of DFI Retail Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Sendas Distribuidora shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Sendas Distribuidora and DFI Retail Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sendas Distribuidora	0	0	2	0	3.00
DFI Retail Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Sendas Distribuidora presently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.25%. Given Sendas Distribuidora’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sendas Distribuidora is more favorable than DFI Retail Group.

Profitability

This table compares Sendas Distribuidora and DFI Retail Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sendas Distribuidora	1.07%	16.48%	1.76%
DFI Retail Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Sendas Distribuidora beats DFI Retail Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sendas Distribuidora

Sendas Distribuidora S.A. engages in the retail and wholesale sale of food products, bazaar items, and other products in Brazil. The company serves restaurants, pizzerias, snack bars, schools, small businesses, religious institutions, hospitals, hotels, grocery stores, neighborhood supermarkets, and individuals. It sells its products through brick-and-mortar stores, as well as through telesales. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

About DFI Retail Group

DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited operates as a retailer in Asia. The company operates through five segments: Food, Convenience, Health and Beauty, Home Furnishings, Restaurants, and Other Retailing. The company primarily operates grocery stores under the Wellcome, Yonghui, CS Fresh, Market Place, Giant, Hero, Cold Storage, Mercato, San Miu, Jasons, and Lucky brands; and convenience stores under the 7-Eleven brand. It also operates health and beauty stores under the Mannings, Guardian, and GNC brands; and home furnishings stores under the IKEA brand, as well as restaurants under the Maxim's brand. The company was formerly known as Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited and changed its name to DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited in May 2022. The company was incorporated in 1886 and is based in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of Jardine Strategic Limited.