Financial Comparison: Franklin Mining (OTCMKTS:FMNJ) and Western Uranium (OTCMKTS:WSTRF)

Insider and Institutional Ownership

14.4% of Western Uranium shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of Western Uranium shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Franklin Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Western Uranium and Franklin Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Uranium	-5,936.42%	-33.47%	-29.26%
Franklin Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Western Uranium has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Mining has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Western Uranium and Franklin Mining”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Uranium	$180,000.00	189.51	-$10.11 million	($0.15)	-3.48
Franklin Mining	N/A	N/A	-$430,000.00	($0.03)	-0.04

Franklin Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Western Uranium. Western Uranium is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Franklin Mining beats Western Uranium on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Western Uranium

Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. engages in exploring, developing, mining, and production of uranium and vanadium resource properties in the United States. The company holds interests in the San Rafael uranium project located in Emery County, Utah; the Sunday Mine Complex situated in western San Miguel County, Colorado; the Van 4 mine located in western Montrose County, Colorado; the Sage mine project situated in San Juan County, Utah, and San Miguel County, Colorado; and the Dunn Project located in San Juan County, Utah. It also has interests in the Hansen, North Hansen, High Park, and Hansen Picnic Tree projects located in Fremont and Teller Counties, Colorado; the Keota uranium project situated in Weld County, Colorado; and the Ferris Haggerty project located in Carbon County, Wyoming. The company was formerly known as Western Uranium Corporation and changed its name to Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. in October 2018. Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Franklin Mining

Franklin Mining, Inc., a mining and exploration company, acquires and develops mineral properties. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, and zinc deposits. It owns interests in the La Joya mining concession in Bolivia; and Madre de Dios Area, Ch-Mine, and Los Totems project in Peru. The company was formerly known as WCM Capital, Inc. Franklin Mining, Inc. was founded in 1864 and is based in Carson City, Nevada.