Reviewing SouthGobi Resources (SGQRF) and Its Peers

Insider & Institutional Ownership

16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of SouthGobi Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SouthGobi Resources and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
SouthGobi Resources	$598.82 million	-$168.77 million	-0.62
SouthGobi Resources Competitors	$169.66 billion	$267.82 million	-21.19

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

Profitability

This table compares SouthGobi Resources and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SouthGobi Resources	-18.97%	N/A	-34.79%
SouthGobi Resources Competitors	-1,155,490,457,955,101,400.00%	-14.50%	-2.08%

Summary

SouthGobi Resources peers beat SouthGobi Resources on 5 of the 8 factors compared.

About SouthGobi Resources

SouthGobi Resources Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated coal mining, development, and exploration company in Mongolia and Hong Kong. The company primarily explores for coking and thermal coal. Its flagship project is the Ovoot Tolgoi open pit coal mine located in the Umnugobi Aimag of Mongolia. The company was formerly known as SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd. and changed its name to SouthGobi Resources Ltd. in May 2010. SouthGobi Resources Ltd. is based in Kowloon, Hong Kong.