Comparing Jones Soda (OTCMKTS:JSDA) and LQR House (NASDAQ:LQR)

LQR House (NASDAQ:LQR) and Jones Soda (OTCMKTS:JSDA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for LQR House and Jones Soda, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LQR House	0	0	1	0	3.00
Jones Soda	0	0	0	0	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares LQR House and Jones Soda’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LQR House	$1.45 million	1.84	-$15.75 million	($1.40)	-0.41
Jones Soda	$16.67 million	2.69	-$4.85 million	($0.05)	-8.80

Jones Soda has higher revenue and earnings than LQR House. Jones Soda is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LQR House, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares LQR House and Jones Soda’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LQR House	-1,229.70%	-211.26%	-197.12%
Jones Soda	-26.09%	-56.41%	-40.60%

Summary

Jones Soda beats LQR House on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LQR House

LQR House Inc. provides digital marketing and brand development services for the alcoholic beverage business in the United States. Its primary business includes the development of limited batch spirit brands and marketing internal and external brands through its CWS Platform. The company serves individual consumers, wholesalers, and third-party alcohol brands. LQR House Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Miami Beach, Florida.

About Jones Soda

Jones Soda Co., together with its subsidiaries, engages in development, production, marketing, and distribution of beverages primarily in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company provides craft sodas under the Jones Soda and Lemoncocco brands; and tetrahydrocannabinol infused cannabis products under the Mary Jones brand name. It also offers co-brand and private label products; fountain products, including cane sugar cola and sugar free cola, cane sugar sweetened ginger ale, orange and cream, root beer, and lemon lime; food products; and other products comprising teas, lemonade, vitamin enhanced waters, hydration beverages, and naturally flavored sparkling waters. The company sells and distributes its products through a network of independent distributors, and directly to national and regional retail accounts, as well as in grocery stores, convenience and gas stores, restaurants, delicatessens, sandwich shops, and burger restaurants; sells various products online, including soda with customized labels, wearables, candy, and other items; and licenses its trademarks for use on products sold by other manufacturers. Jones Soda Co. was founded in 1986 and is based in Seattle, Washington.