Contrasting 5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) and Amerigo Resources (OTCMKTS:ARREF)

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of 5N Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of 5N Plus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Amerigo Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

5N Plus has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amerigo Resources has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares 5N Plus and Amerigo Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
5N Plus	6.94%	18.49%	6.92%
Amerigo Resources	9.87%	17.75%	9.37%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares 5N Plus and Amerigo Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
5N Plus	$289.28 million	1.95	$14.67 million	$0.24	26.33
Amerigo Resources	$192.80 million	1.24	$19.24 million	$0.12	12.30

Amerigo Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than 5N Plus. Amerigo Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 5N Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

5N Plus beats Amerigo Resources on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 5N Plus

5N Plus Inc. produces and sells specialty metals and chemicals in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments, Specialty Semiconductors and Performance Materials. The company offers semiconductor compounds, semiconductor wafers, metals, epitaxial semiconductor substrates, and solar cells. It also provides active pharmaceutical ingredients, animal feed additives, specialized chemicals, commercial grade metals, alloys, engineered powders, and recycling services. The company serves renewable energy, security, space, pharmaceutical, medical imaging, manufacturing, electronic, consumer, and industrial application markets. 5N Plus Inc. is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

About Amerigo Resources

Amerigo Resources Ltd., through its subsidiary, Minera Valle Central S.A., engages in the production and sale of copper and molybdenum concentrates from Codelco's El Teniente underground mine in Chile. The company was formerly known as Golden Temple Mining Corp. and changed its name to Amerigo Resources Ltd. in March 2002. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.