Financial Survey: Franklin Mining (OTCMKTS:FMNJ) versus Seabridge Gold (NYSE:SA)

Profitability

This table compares Seabridge Gold and Franklin Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seabridge Gold	N/A	-3.42%	-1.95%
Franklin Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Seabridge Gold and Franklin Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Seabridge Gold	N/A	N/A	-$21.68 million	($0.25)	-40.02
Franklin Mining	N/A	N/A	-$430,000.00	($0.03)	-0.03

Seabridge Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.8% of Seabridge Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Seabridge Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Franklin Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Seabridge Gold has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Franklin Mining has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Franklin Mining beats Seabridge Gold on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Seabridge Gold

Seabridge Gold Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition and exploration of gold properties in North America. The company also explores for gold, copper, silver, and molybdenum deposits. The company was formerly known as Seabridge Resources Inc. and changed its name to Seabridge Gold Inc. in June 2002. Seabridge Gold Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

About Franklin Mining

Franklin Mining, Inc., a mining and exploration company, acquires and develops mineral properties. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, and zinc deposits. It owns interests in the La Joya mining concession in Bolivia; and Madre de Dios Area, Ch-Mine, and Los Totems project in Peru. The company was formerly known as WCM Capital, Inc. Franklin Mining, Inc. was founded in 1864 and is based in Carson City, Nevada.