Handeni Gold (HNDI) versus Its Competitors Financial Contrast

Institutional and Insider Ownership

16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 50.2% of Handeni Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Handeni Gold and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Handeni Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A
Handeni Gold Competitors	-1,158,604,987,491,368,400.00%	48.22%	-2.34%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Handeni Gold and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Handeni Gold	N/A	N/A	-0.36
Handeni Gold Competitors	$4.58 billion	$266.78 million	-21.34

Handeni Gold’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Handeni Gold. Handeni Gold is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Handeni Gold has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Handeni Gold’s peers have a beta of 0.98, meaning that their average share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Handeni Gold beats its peers on 5 of the 8 factors compared.

Handeni Gold Company Profile

Handeni Gold Inc., a gold exploration company, explores for and develops mineral properties in the United Republic of Tanzania. It primarily owns a 100% interest in the Handeni gold project comprising four prospecting licenses covering an area of 359.9 square kilometers located in the Handeni district, within the Tanga region of the United Republic of Tanzania. The company was formerly known as Douglas Lake Minerals Inc. and changed its name to Handeni Gold Inc. in February 2012. Handeni Gold Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Dar es Salaam, the United Republic of Tanzania.