Fortune Minerals (TSE:FT) and Canadian Orebodies (CVE:CORE) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Fortune Minerals and Canadian Orebodies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Fortune Minerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Canadian Orebodies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares Fortune Minerals and Canadian Orebodies' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Fortune Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Canadian Orebodies | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividends
Fortune Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 304.0%. Canadian Orebodies pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 258.1%. Fortune Minerals pays out -19,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Orebodies pays out -1,111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Fortune Minerals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Fortune Minerals and Canadian Orebodies' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Fortune Minerals | C$68,347.00 | 657.59 | C$-719,106.00 | C$0.00 | -62.50 |
Canadian Orebodies | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.04) | -4.31 |
Canadian Orebodies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Fortune Minerals. Fortune Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Orebodies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Fortune Minerals beats Canadian Orebodies on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.