Contrasting Zion Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:ZNOG) and Biloxi Marsh Lands (OTCMKTS:BLMC)

Profitability

This table compares Zion Oil & Gas and Biloxi Marsh Lands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zion Oil & Gas	N/A	-22.49%	-20.24%
Biloxi Marsh Lands	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

7.9% of Zion Oil & Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Zion Oil & Gas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Zion Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Biloxi Marsh Lands has a beta of -1.7, meaning that its stock price is 270% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Zion Oil & Gas and Biloxi Marsh Lands”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zion Oil & Gas	N/A	N/A	-$7.34 million	($1.77)	-0.10
Biloxi Marsh Lands	N/A	N/A	$100,000.00	($0.08)	-23.56

Biloxi Marsh Lands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zion Oil & Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

About Zion Oil & Gas

Zion Oil & Gas, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration company in Israel. It holds a petroleum exploration license onshore Israel, the New Megiddo License 434 comprising an area of approximately 75,000 acres. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

About Biloxi Marsh Lands

Biloxi Marsh Lands Corporation engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas properties. It owns approximately 90,000 acres of surface, subsurface, and minerals in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. The company was incorporated in 1936 and is based in Metairie, Louisiana.