Pure Energy Minerals (OTCMKTS:PEMIF) versus Trevali Mining (OTCMKTS:TREVF) Critical Survey

Trevali Mining (OTCMKTS:TREVF) and Pure Energy Minerals (OTCMKTS:PEMIF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Trevali Mining has a beta of 2.53, suggesting that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pure Energy Minerals has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Trevali Mining and Pure Energy Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trevali Mining	0	0	0	0	N/A
Pure Energy Minerals	0	0	0	0	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Trevali Mining and Pure Energy Minerals’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trevali Mining	$288.09 million	0.00	$26.02 million	($0.15)	N/A
Pure Energy Minerals	$400,000.00	16.93	-$260,000.00	($0.02)	-9.97

Trevali Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Pure Energy Minerals. Pure Energy Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trevali Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Trevali Mining and Pure Energy Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trevali Mining	-6.08%	-0.96%	-0.41%
Pure Energy Minerals	-136.76%	-2.11%	-2.10%

Summary

Trevali Mining beats Pure Energy Minerals on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Trevali Mining

Trevali Mining Corporation, a base-metals mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development of, and production from mineral properties. It primarily explores for zinc, lead, silver, copper, and gold deposits. The company's operational assets include the 90%-owned Perkoa Mine in Burkina Faso; 90%-owned Rosh Pinah Mine in Namibia; and Caribou Mine in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It also holds interests in the Halfmile, Stratmat, and Restigouche properties situated in New Brunswick, Canada; Gergarub project in Namibia; and Ruttan Mine located in northern Manitoba, Canada. In addition, the company has an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Heath Steele deposit located in New Brunswick, Canada. Trevali Mining Corporation was formerly known as Trevali Resources Corp. and changed its name to Trevali Mining Corporation in April 2011. The company was incorporated in 1964 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Pure Energy Minerals

Pure Energy Minerals Limited acquires, explores, and develops mineral properties. Its primary project is the Clayton Valley lithium brine project located in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada. The company was formerly known as Harmony Gold Corp. and changed its name to Pure Energy Minerals Limited in October 2012. Pure Energy Minerals Limited is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.