Faircourt Gold Income (TSE:FGX) and Lorne Park Capital Partners (CVE:LPC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Faircourt Gold Income and Lorne Park Capital Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Faircourt Gold Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Lorne Park Capital Partners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Faircourt Gold Income and Lorne Park Capital Partners' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Faircourt Gold Income | C$1.67 million | 5.11 | C$678,339.00 | C$0.21 | 12.56 |
Lorne Park Capital Partners | C$18.72 million | 2.04 | C$611,940.00 | C$0.01 | 62.50 |
Faircourt Gold Income has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lorne Park Capital Partners. Faircourt Gold Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lorne Park Capital Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Faircourt Gold Income and Lorne Park Capital Partners' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Faircourt Gold Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Lorne Park Capital Partners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividends
Faircourt Gold Income pays an annual dividend of C$0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Lorne Park Capital Partners pays an annual dividend of C$0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Faircourt Gold Income pays out 139.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lorne Park Capital Partners pays out 166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Faircourt Gold Income is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Faircourt Gold Income beats Lorne Park Capital Partners on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.