Critical Analysis: Dundee Precious Metals (OTCMKTS:DPMLF) versus Carillion (OTCMKTS:CIOIF)

Carillion (OTCMKTS:CIOIF) and Dundee Precious Metals (OTCMKTS:DPMLF) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Carillion and Dundee Precious Metals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carillion	$6.69 billion	0.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dundee Precious Metals	$520.10 million	3.77	$192.94 million	$1.11	9.99

Dundee Precious Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Carillion.

Risk and Volatility

Carillion has a beta of -0.54, suggesting that its share price is 154% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dundee Precious Metals has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Carillion and Dundee Precious Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carillion	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dundee Precious Metals	35.59%	16.96%	14.59%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Carillion and Dundee Precious Metals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carillion	0	0	0	0	0.00
Dundee Precious Metals	0	0	0	1	4.00

Summary

Dundee Precious Metals beats Carillion on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Carillion

Carillion plc operates as an integrated support services company in the United Kingdom, the Middle East and North Africa, Canada, and the rest of the world. The company operates through four segments: Support Services, Public Private Partnership (PPP) Projects, Middle East Construction Services, and Construction Services (Excluding the Middle East). It provides maintenance, facilities management, and energy services to buildings and large property estates, and public and private sectors; infrastructure services for roads, railways, and utility networks, primarily telecommunications and power transmission and distribution sectors; and remote site accommodation and consultancy services. The company also offers project finance, support, and construction services for public private partnership projects to deliver public sector buildings and infrastructure; and construction, civil engineering and development, and consultancy services to a range of buildings and infrastructure focusing on contracts for long-term public and private sector customers. It serves aviation, corporate, financial services, oil and gas, central and local government, defense, healthcare, transport, education, commercial and retail, and residential and leisure sectors. Carillion plc was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Wolverhampton, the United Kingdom.

About Dundee Precious Metals

Dundee Precious Metals Inc., a gold mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, mining, and processing of precious metals. The company primarily explores for gold, copper, and silver deposits. It holds a portfolio of projects located in Bulgaria, Namibia, Serbia, and Ecuador. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.