Analyzing Lomiko Metals (LMRMF) & The Competition

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.5% of shares of all “MINING – MISC” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of shares of all “MINING – MISC” 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lomiko Metals and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lomiko Metals	N/A	-$1.15 million	-3.83
Lomiko Metals Competitors	$10.20 billion	$448.48 million	-16.25

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

Profitability

This table compares Lomiko Metals and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lomiko Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lomiko Metals Competitors	-853.98%	-10.22%	-3.55%

Risk and Volatility

Lomiko Metals has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lomiko Metals’ competitors have a beta of 0.61, meaning that their average stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lomiko Metals beats its competitors on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Lomiko Metals

Lomiko Metals Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of resource properties in Canada. It explores for graphite and lithium deposits. The company's flagship project is its 100% owned La Loutre graphite property located in Laurentian region of Quebec. The company was formerly known as Lomiko Resources Inc. and changed its name to Lomiko Metals Inc. in October 2008. Lomiko Metals Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Surrey, Canada.