Head to Head Review: Orosur Mining (OROXF) versus Its Rivals

Profitability

This table compares Orosur Mining and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orosur Mining	N/A	N/A	-40.39%
Orosur Mining Competitors	19.25%	14.00%	9.10%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

44.7% of shares of all “MINING – GOLD” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of shares of all “MINING – GOLD” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Orosur Mining and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orosur Mining	N/A	$9.94 million	5.50
Orosur Mining Competitors	$2.72 billion	$491.91 million	-26.57

Orosur Mining’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Orosur Mining. Orosur Mining is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Orosur Mining has a beta of 6.99, suggesting that its share price is 599% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orosur Mining’s competitors have a beta of -1.04, suggesting that their average share price is 204% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Orosur Mining competitors beat Orosur Mining on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

About Orosur Mining

Orosur Mining Inc. engages in identifying and advancing mineral projects in South America. Its flagship project is the Anzá gold project located in the Middle Cauca Belt in northern Colombia. The company was formerly known as Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Orosur Mining Inc. in January 2010. Orosur Mining Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Toronto, Canada.