Head to Head Analysis: Zhaojin Mining Industry (ZHAOF) versus The Competition

Profitability

This table compares Zhaojin Mining Industry and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zhaojin Mining Industry	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zhaojin Mining Industry Competitors	-1,155,490,457,955,101,400.00%	-14.47%	-2.08%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Zhaojin Mining Industry and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zhaojin Mining Industry	N/A	N/A	8.05
Zhaojin Mining Industry Competitors	$169.65 billion	$266.77 million	-21.12

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

8.5% of Zhaojin Mining Industry shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by 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.

Dividends

Zhaojin Mining Industry pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Zhaojin Mining Industry pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.5% and pay out 10.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Zhaojin Mining Industry lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Zhaojin Mining Industry competitors beat Zhaojin Mining Industry on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Zhaojin Mining Industry

Zhaojin Mining Industry Company Limited, an investment holding company, engages in exploration, mining, processing, smelting, and sale of gold and silver products in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through three segments: Gold Operations, Copper Operations, and Others. It offers gold bullions under the Zhaojin brand. The company is also involved in the copper mining and smelting; mining of precious metals; processing of sulphur ore; sale of ceramic materials; engineering design and development; research of wear-resistant steel balls; freight transportation; construction; material trading; and provision of accommodation, catering, and advisory services. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Zhaoyuan, the People's Republic of China.