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| Metric | VGZVISTA GOLD CORP | HYMCHYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORP | DCDakota Gold Corp. | GOROGoldgroup Mining Inc. | Median of the restexcluding VGZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Company | Company | Company | Company | |
| Price | $2.63▼ 0.14 (5.05%) | $15.76▼ 1.37 (8.00%) | $5.59▲ 0.07 (1.27%) | $3.35▼ 0.13 (3.74%) | |
| Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality. | 2.0/10 | 2.0/10 | 6.0/10 | 3.3/10 | 3.3/10 |
| Market value | $334.0M | $1.31B | $637.6M | $245.0M | |
| Revenue | $0.00 | — | — | $23.0M | |
| Profit | -$7.5M | -$40.7M | -$29.5M | -$68.4M | |
| Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year. | — | — | — | 12.8% | 12.8% |
| Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them. | — | — | — | 22.9% | 22.9% |
| Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax. | — | — | — | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales. | — | — | — | -297.6% | -297.6% |
| Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales. | — | — | — | -77.5% | -77.5% |
| Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company. | -49.6% | -19.0% | -26.3% | 450.9% | -19.0% |
| Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies. | -494.3% | -109.9% | -29.3% | — | -69.6% |
| P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit. | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies. | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price to book | 22.11x | 6.12x | 5.67x | -16.15x | 5.67x |
| Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake. | 0.08x | 0.23x | 0.03x | -5.73x | 0.03x |
| Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger. | 1/7 | 3/7 | 3/6 | 3/8 | 3.0 |
| Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone. | distress | distress | safe | distress |
How VGZ compares with the others
- Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 0.1x against 0.0x.
Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.