Reviewing Eastside Distilling (NASDAQ:BLNE) and Pacific Ventures Group (OTCMKTS:PACV)

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.6% of Eastside Distilling shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of Eastside Distilling shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.7% of Pacific Ventures Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Eastside Distilling has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Ventures Group has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Eastside Distilling and Pacific Ventures Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastside Distilling	-74.63%	-2,066.36%	-31.99%
Pacific Ventures Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Eastside Distilling and Pacific Ventures Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eastside Distilling	$5.21 million	1.63	-$7.53 million	($37.00)	-0.03
Pacific Ventures Group	$39.91 million	0.00	-$7.73 million	N/A	N/A

Eastside Distilling has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pacific Ventures Group.

Summary

Pacific Ventures Group beats Eastside Distilling on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eastside Distilling

Eastside Distilling, Inc. manufactures, acquires, blends, bottles, imports, exports, markets, and sells various alcoholic beverages. It operates through two segments, Spirits and Craft Canning and Bottling. The company provides whiskey under the Burnside Whiskey brand; vodka under the Portland Potato Vodka brand; rum under the Hue-Hue Coffee Rum brand; and tequila under the Azuñia Tequila brand. It also offers gin and ready-to-drink products; and canning and bottling services to the craft beer and cider industries. The company sells its products on a wholesale basis to distributors in the United States. Eastside Distilling, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

About Pacific Ventures Group

Pacific Ventures Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, produces, sells, and distributes alcohol-infused ice creams and ice-pops. It sells its alcohol-infused ice-pops and ice creams under the SnöBar brand name. The company is also involved in the sale and lease of freezers, as well as the provision of marketing services; and supply of fresh and specialty produce, meat, and food products to redistributors, hotels, restaurants, schools, and nursing homes. In addition, it manufactures and wholesales custom processed beef, pork, chicken, lamb, veal, and seafood products; and supplies fruits, vegetables, and specialty groceries to retail customers and wholesale restaurants. Pacific Ventures Group, Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.