Financial Analysis: Amerigo Resources (OTCMKTS:ARREF) vs. Pacific Booker Minerals (OTCMKTS:PBMLF)

Amerigo Resources (OTCMKTS:ARREF) and Pacific Booker Minerals (OTCMKTS:PBMLF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Amerigo Resources and Pacific Booker Minerals”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amerigo Resources	$157.46 million	1.37	$3.38 million	($0.01)	-130.00
Pacific Booker Minerals	N/A	N/A	-$390,000.00	($0.03)	-29.33

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amerigo Resources	7.16%	11.50%	6.08%
Pacific Booker Minerals	N/A	-187.07%	-85.93%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Amerigo Resources and Pacific Booker Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amerigo Resources	0	0	0	0	N/A
Pacific Booker Minerals	0	0	0	0	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Amerigo Resources has a beta of 3.02, meaning that its stock price is 202% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Booker Minerals has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Amerigo Resources beats Pacific Booker Minerals on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amerigo Resources

Amerigo Resources Ltd., through its subsidiary, Minera Valle Central S.A., engages in the production and sale of copper and molybdenum concentrates from Codelco's El Teniente underground mine in Chile. The company was formerly known as Golden Temple Mining Corp. and changed its name to Amerigo Resources Ltd. in March 2002. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Vancouver, 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.