Critical Review: Jaguar Mining (OTCMKTS:JAGGD) versus Quantum Materials (OTCMKTS:QTMM)

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Quantum Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Quantum Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Quantum Materials and Jaguar Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quantum Materials	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jaguar Mining	28.17%	26.75%	17.80%

Volatility & Risk

Quantum Materials has a beta of 2.99, meaning that its stock price is 199% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jaguar Mining has a beta of 2.75, meaning that its stock price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Quantum Materials and Jaguar Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quantum Materials	N/A	N/A	-$8.96 million	N/A	N/A
Jaguar Mining	$97.23 million	2.29	-$150,000.00	$0.50	6.15

Jaguar Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Quantum Materials.

Summary

Jaguar Mining beats Quantum Materials on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Quantum Materials

Quantum Materials Corp. engages in the design, development, production and supply of nanomaterials, including quantum dots, tetrapod quantum dots, and other nanoparticles for a range of applications in televisions, displays and other optoelectronics, photovoltaics, solid state lighting, life sciences, security ink, battery, and sensor sectors of the market. The company was founded by Stephen Squires on January 9, 2007 and is headquartered in San Marcos, TX.

About Jaguar Mining

Jaguar Mining, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development and operation of gold producing properties in Brazil. Its mining operations include Turmalina, Paciência and Caeté. The firm is also developing the Grurupi Project and exploring the Iron Quadrangle and Pedra Branca Project. The company was founded by Daniel R. Titcomb in 1984 and is headquartered Toronto, Canada.