Financial Contrast: Marui Group (OTCMKTS:MAURY) versus Dundee Precious Metals (OTCMKTS:DPMLF)

Dundee Precious Metals (OTCMKTS:DPMLF) and Marui Group (OTCMKTS:MAURY) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Dundee Precious Metals and Marui Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dundee Precious Metals	0	0	0	0	N/A
Marui Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Dundee Precious Metals has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marui Group has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Dundee Precious Metals and Marui Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dundee Precious Metals	33.95%	15.57%	13.53%
Marui Group	10.45%	9.69%	2.39%

Dividends

Dundee Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Marui Group pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Dundee Precious Metals pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marui Group pays out 49.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Dundee Precious Metals and Marui Group’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dundee Precious Metals	$520.10 million	3.10	$192.94 million	$1.05	8.47
Marui Group	$1.63 billion	N/A	$170.20 million	$1.79	15.97

Dundee Precious Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Marui Group. Dundee Precious Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marui Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Dundee Precious Metals beats Marui Group on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dundee Precious Metals

Dundee Precious Metals Inc., a gold mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, mining, and processing of precious metals. The company primarily explores for gold, copper, and silver deposits. It holds a portfolio of projects located in Bulgaria, Namibia, Serbia, and Ecuador. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

About Marui Group

Marui Group Co., Ltd., an investment holding company, engages in the retailing and FinTech businesses in Japan. The company engages in the design and construction of commercial facilities; advertising planning and production; property management; rental of real estate properties; small-amount short-term insurance policy business; and sale of investment trusts. It is also involved in the operation of websites; contract store opening and operation services; provision of credit card services; operation of Marui/Modi stores; investing and financing direct-to-consumer businesses; internet sales; specialty store; credit loan; collection and management of receivables; credit check; trucking and forwarding; software development; and operation of IT systems, and building management businesses. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.