Franklin Mining (FMNJ) and Its Competitors Financial Contrast

Risk and Volatility

Franklin Mining has a beta of -0.37, indicating that its stock price is 137% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Mining’s peers have a beta of 0.97, indicating that their average stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Mining	N/A	-$430,000.00	-0.04
Franklin Mining Competitors	$1.69 billion	-$71.06 million	-15.53

Franklin Mining’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Franklin Mining. Franklin Mining 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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

34.9% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Franklin Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Franklin Mining and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Franklin Mining Competitors	-59.39%	4.61%	3.63%

Summary

Franklin Mining peers beat Franklin Mining on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Franklin Mining

Franklin Mining, Inc., a mining and exploration company, acquires and develops mineral properties. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, and zinc deposits. It owns interests in the La Joya mining concession in Bolivia; and Madre de Dios Area, Ch-Mine, and Los Totems project in Peru. The company was formerly known as WCM Capital, Inc. Franklin Mining, Inc. was founded in 1864 and is based in Carson City, Nevada.