SRG Mining Inc. (SRG.V) (CVE:SRG) and Ethos Gold (CVE:ECC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk.
Profitability
This table compares SRG Mining Inc. (SRG.V) and Ethos Gold's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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SRG Mining Inc. (SRG.V) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Ethos Gold | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for SRG Mining Inc. (SRG.V) and Ethos Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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SRG Mining Inc. (SRG.V) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Ethos Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
SRG Mining Inc. (SRG.V) presently has a consensus price target of C$0.75, suggesting a potential downside of 8.54%. Given SRG Mining Inc. (SRG.V)'s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe SRG Mining Inc. (SRG.V) is more favorable than Ethos Gold.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares SRG Mining Inc. (SRG.V) and Ethos Gold's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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SRG Mining Inc. (SRG.V) | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.07) | -11.88 |
Ethos Gold | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.09) | -2.15 |
SRG Mining Inc. (SRG.V) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ethos Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
SRG Mining Inc. (SRG.V) pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 122.0%. Ethos Gold pays an annual dividend of C$2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1,200.0%. SRG Mining Inc. (SRG.V) pays out -1,449.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ethos Gold pays out -2,580.6% 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. Ethos Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.