Analyzing Jaguar Mining (OTCMKTS:JAGGD) and Pacific Booker Minerals (OTCMKTS:PBMLF)

Profitability

This table compares Jaguar Mining and Pacific Booker Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jaguar Mining	28.17%	26.75%	17.80%
Pacific Booker Minerals	N/A	-386.41%	-81.34%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Jaguar Mining and Pacific Booker Minerals”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jaguar Mining	$97.23 million	1.46	-$150,000.00	$0.50	3.92
Pacific Booker Minerals	N/A	N/A	-$390,000.00	($0.03)	-21.32

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

Risk and Volatility

Jaguar Mining has a beta of 2.75, indicating that its stock price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Booker Minerals has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Jaguar Mining beats Pacific Booker Minerals on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Pacific Booker Minerals

Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. engages in the exploration of mineral properties in Canada. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, and molybdenum deposits. It holds interests in the Morrison property located in British Columbia. The company was formerly known as Booker Gold Explorations Limited and changed its name to Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. in February 2000. Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.