Oxus Acquisition (NASDAQ:OXUS) vs. BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF) Critical Review

BranchOut Food (NASDAQ:BOF) and Oxus Acquisition (NASDAQ:OXUS) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

BranchOut Food has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxus Acquisition has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BranchOut Food and Oxus Acquisition’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BranchOut Food	$2.83 million	8.11	-$3.93 million	($1.40)	-2.41
Oxus Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$300,000.00	($0.21)	-33.81

Oxus Acquisition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BranchOut Food. Oxus Acquisition is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BranchOut Food, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares BranchOut Food and Oxus Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BranchOut Food	-79.93%	-175.74%	-99.07%
Oxus Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-1.68%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.6% of BranchOut Food shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.3% of Oxus Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 30.5% of BranchOut Food shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of Oxus Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for BranchOut Food and Oxus Acquisition, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BranchOut Food	0	0	0	0	N/A
Oxus Acquisition	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

Oxus Acquisition beats BranchOut Food on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BranchOut Food

BranchOut Food Inc. develops, markets, sells, and distributes plant-based dehydrated fruit and vegetable snacks, and powders in the United States. The company offers dehydrated fruit and vegetable-based snacks, including avocado chips, chewy banana bites, pineapple chips, brussels sprout crisps, and bell pepper crisps; avocado, banana, and blueberry powders; and industrial ingredients, such as bulk avocado powder, dried avocado pieces, and other fruit powders/pieces. It also provides chocolate covered fruit items and private label products for retailers. The company was formerly known as AvoLov, LLC and changed its name to BranchOut Food Inc. in November 2021. BranchOut Food Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Bend, Oregon.

About Oxus Acquisition

Oxus Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company intends to focus its search on targets in the energy transition technologies, such as battery materials, energy storage, electric vehicle infrastructure, and advanced recycling in emerging/frontier countries, including the Commonwealth of Independent States, South and South-East Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa regions. Oxus Acquisition Corp. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.