Major Drilling Group International (MJDLF) versus Its Competitors Financial Comparison

Major Drilling Group International (OTCMKTS:MJDLF) is one of 1,989 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Major Drilling Group International to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Dividends

Major Drilling Group International pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Major Drilling Group International pays out -28.8% 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Major Drilling Group International and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Major Drilling Group International	N/A	N/A	-18.37
Major Drilling Group International Competitors	$169.65 billion	$266.77 million	-21.12

Major Drilling Group International’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Major Drilling Group International. Major Drilling Group International 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Major Drilling Group International and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Major Drilling Group International	0	0	2	0	3.00
Major Drilling Group International Competitors	6311	22406	32008	1752	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 15.62%. Given Major Drilling Group International’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Major Drilling Group International has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.9% of Major Drilling Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Major Drilling Group International and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Major Drilling Group International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Major Drilling Group International Competitors	-1,155,490,457,955,101,400.00%	-14.47%	-2.08%

Summary

Major Drilling Group International beats its peers on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Major Drilling Group International Company Profile

Major Drilling Group International Inc. provides contract drilling services for mining and mineral exploration companies. The company offers a suite of drilling services, including surface and underground coring, directional, reverse circulation, sonic, geotechnical, environmental, water-well, coal-bed methane, shallow gas, underground percussive, longhole drilling, surface drill and blast, and related mining services. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Moncton, Canada with additional offices in the United States, Mexico, South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia.