BOC vs STHO
Boston Omaha Corp. and Star Holdings, side by side — 5 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BOC | STHO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $114.4M | $110.1M |
| Net income | $-12.4M | $-64.2M |
| Gross margin | 65.8% | 74.0% |
| Net margin | −16.0% | −64.3% |
| Return on equity | −2.4% | −22.3% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.40 | −$4.90 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $-10.0M | $-17.4M |
| Equity | $516.1M | $251.8M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.04× | 0.87× |
| Current ratio | 1.98× | · |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 20.1% | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
BOC and STHO book revenue within 15% of each other, and both closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
5 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BOC | STHO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $114.4M | $110.1M |
| FY2024 | $108.3M | $113.3M |
| FY2023 | $96.3M | $123.1M |
| FY2022 | $81.2M | $124.1M |
| FY2021 | $57.0M | $272.2M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BOC | STHO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-12.4M | $-64.2M |
| FY2024 | $-1.3M | $-86.8M |
| FY2023 | $-7.0M | $-196.4M |
| FY2022 | $10.2M | $-36.3M |
| FY2021 | $52.7M | $62.7M |
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$4,233,348 | BOC |
| FY2024 | −$5,022,099 | STHO |
| FY2023 | −$26,799,264 | STHO |
| FY2022 | −$42,842,806 | STHO |
| FY2021 | −$215,203,189 | STHO |
The higher-revenue side has changed between BOC and STHO over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
5 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +48.3 pp | BOC |
| FY2024 | +81.1 pp | BOC |
| FY2023 | +153.1 pp | BOC |
| FY2022 | +42.0 pp | BOC |
| FY2021 | +74.4 pp | BOC |
BOC has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 5 fiscal years.
5 of 12 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
STHO's net margin has been more volatile than BOC's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 60.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 40.7.
5 of 12 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
BOC led in net margin in every one of the 5 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
5 of 12 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
STHO's return on equity has been more volatile than BOC's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 13.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.2.
5 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
BOC led in return on equity in every one of the 5 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
5 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.