Pure Energy Minerals (OTCMKTS:PEMIF) vs. Augusta Gold (OTCMKTS:AUGG) Financial Survey

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pure Energy Minerals and Augusta Gold”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pure Energy Minerals	$400,000.00	14.41	-$620,000.00	($0.01)	-16.97
Augusta Gold	N/A	N/A	$6.66 million	($0.07)	-10.06

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

52.4% of Augusta Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 45.8% of Augusta Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Pure Energy Minerals has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Augusta Gold has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Pure Energy Minerals and Augusta Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pure Energy Minerals	-172.39%	-2.63%	-2.61%
Augusta Gold	N/A	-26.05%	-12.03%

Summary

Pure Energy Minerals beats Augusta Gold on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Augusta Gold

Augusta Gold Corp. engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in the United States. The company primarily explores for gold, silver, and other metals. It holds interests in the Bullfrog gold project consists of 734 unpatented lode mining claims and mill site claims, and 87 patented mining claims located in the Bullfrog Hills of Nye County, Nevada; and the Reward Gold Project comprises 123 unpatented Bureau of Land Management (BLM) placer and lode mining claims, and six patented placer mining claims covering approximately 2,333 acres located in Nye County, Nevada. The company was formerly known as Bullfrog Gold Corp. and changed its name to Augusta Gold Corp. in January 2021. Augusta Gold Corp. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.