Financial Review: Exela Technologies (NASDAQ:XELA) and Quhuo (NASDAQ:QH)

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Quhuo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.3% of Exela Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.1% of Quhuo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Exela Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Quhuo and Exela Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quhuo	N/A	N/A	N/A
Exela Technologies	-4.87%	N/A	-8.48%

Volatility and Risk

Quhuo has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exela Technologies has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Quhuo and Exela Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quhuo	$3.59 billion	0.00	$470,000.00	N/A	N/A
Exela Technologies	$1.02 billion	0.00	-$125.16 million	($8.57)	-0.05

Quhuo has higher revenue and earnings than Exela Technologies.

Summary

Quhuo beats Exela Technologies on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Quhuo

Quhuo Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates a gig economy platform in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers on-demand delivery solutions focusing on preparing food and deliver of other items, such as grocery and fresh food; and mobility services solutions comprise ride-hailing solutions, shared-bike maintenance, freight service, and vehicle export solutions. It also provides housekeeping solutions for hotels and other services, including maintenance services for short-term rental properties. In addition, the company offers Quhuo+, a logistics support and training software, as well as to manage delivery riders. Further, it engages in the development of computer software and applications; and bed and breakfast operations. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

About Exela Technologies

Exela Technologies, Inc. (Exela), formerly Quinpario Acquisition Corp. 2, is engaged in providing information and transaction processing solutions. The Company’s segments include Information and Transaction Processing Solutions (ITPS), Healthcare Solutions (HS) and Legal & Loss Prevention Services (LLPS). ITPS provides industry solutions for banking and financial services, including lending solutions for mortgages, banking solutions for clearing, anti-money laundering, sanctions, cross-border settlement; property and casualty insurance solutions for enrollments, and communications. The HS segment offerings include integrated accounts payable and accounts receivable, and information management for both the healthcare payer and provider markets. The LLPS segment solutions include processing of legal claims for class action and mass action settlement administrations, involving project management support, notification and collection, analysis, and distribution of settlement funds.