Critical Comparison: Handeni Gold (HNDI) versus Its Peers

Volatility & Risk

Handeni Gold has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Handeni Gold’s rivals have a beta of 0.99, suggesting that their average share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Handeni Gold and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Handeni Gold	N/A	N/A	-0.36
Handeni Gold Competitors	$171.29 billion	$267.99 million	-19.83

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

Profitability

This table compares Handeni Gold and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Handeni Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A
Handeni Gold Competitors	-1,174,432,924,478,955,600.00%	48.32%	-2.69%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

16.0% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 50.2% of Handeni Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Handeni Gold beats its rivals on 5 of the 8 factors compared.

About Handeni Gold

Handeni Gold Inc., a gold exploration company, explores for and develops mineral properties in the United Republic of Tanzania. It primarily owns a 100% interest in the Handeni gold project comprising four prospecting licenses covering an area of 359.9 square kilometers located in the Handeni district, within the Tanga region of the United Republic of Tanzania. The company was formerly known as Douglas Lake Minerals Inc. and changed its name to Handeni Gold Inc. in February 2012. Handeni Gold Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Dar es Salaam, the United Republic of Tanzania.