Critical Survey: Pacific Booker Minerals (OTCMKTS:PBMLF) versus Foremost Clean Energy (NASDAQ:FMST)

Foremost Clean Energy (NASDAQ:FMST) and Pacific Booker Minerals (OTCMKTS:PBMLF) 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 analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Foremost Clean Energy and Pacific Booker Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Foremost Clean Energy	N/A	-17.94%	-16.19%
Pacific Booker Minerals	N/A	N/A	-108.55%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Foremost Clean Energy and Pacific Booker Minerals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Foremost Clean Energy	N/A	N/A	-$2.60 million	($0.39)	-6.13
Pacific Booker Minerals	N/A	N/A	-$460,000.00	($0.04)	-15.13

Pacific Booker Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foremost Clean Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Foremost Clean Energy has a beta of 6.19, meaning that its stock price is 519% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Booker Minerals has a beta of -1.04, meaning that its stock price is 204% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Foremost Clean Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of Pacific Booker Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Foremost Clean Energy and Pacific Booker Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Foremost Clean Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00
Pacific Booker Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Foremost Clean Energy beats Pacific Booker Minerals on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Foremost Clean Energy

Foremost Clean Energy Ltd. engages in uranium and lithium exploration. Its uranium properties include the Eastern Athabasca and Blue Sky projects. The firm also maintains a secondary portfolio of lithium projects including Zoro, Jean Lake, Peg North, Grass River, and Jol. It operates through the Canada and United States geographical segments. The company was founded on July 7, 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Pacific Booker Minerals

Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. engages in the exploration of mineral properties in Canada. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, and molybdenum deposits. It holds interests in the Morrison property located in British Columbia. The company was formerly known as Booker Gold Explorations Limited and changed its name to Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. in February 2000. Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.