5 Overvalued Gold Mining Stocks?

Gold sector is starting to get a little overhyped

SmallCapPower | July 11, 2016: In order to find potential overvalued gold stocks in the small cap universe, we looked at inflated valuation multiples. Specifically, we compared enterprise value to sales numbers for several hundred gold stocks, and identified five with lofty multiples. In order to find some gold stocks we feel are undervalued at the moment, we suggest investors take a look at this article.

Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TSE:GUY) – $9.26
Gold

Guyana Goldfields Inc. (Guyana Goldfields) is a Canada-based mineral development and exploration company primarily focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of gold deposits in Guyana, South America. The Company owns approximately 100% interest in the Aurora Project, which has total proven and probable reserves of approximately 3.04 million ounces of gold.

• Market Cap: 1,435,627,165
• Revenues: 63,108,412
• Total Debt: 180,694,481
• EV/Sales: 25.24

Rye Patch Gold Corp. (CVE:RPM) – $0.455
Gold

Rye Patch Gold Corp. is an exploration-stage company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in Nevada, the United States through its subsidiary, Rye Patch Gold US Inc. The Company’s activities are focused on over two geological trends in Nevada, including Oreana Trend and Cortez Trend.

• Market Cap: 101,898,844
• Revenues: 5,633,460
• Total Debt: 0
• EV/Sales: 17.39

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (TSE:SSL) – $6.12
Gold

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. is engaged in providing financing alternatives to mining companies. The Company focuses on acquiring gold and other precious metal purchase agreements (Gold Streams or Silver Streams), and royalties from companies that have advanced stage development projects or operating mines. It has over 131 Gold Streams and net smelter returns royalties (NSRs), of which 20 of the underlying mines are producing.

• Market Cap: 215,285,203.21
• Revenues: 66,415,206
• Total Debt: 100,130,800
• EV/Sales: 14.19

Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (CVE:BGM) – $0.73
Gold

Barkerville Gold Mines is engaged in the exploration and production of mineral properties located in the Cariboo Mining District in east-central British Columbia. The Company controls approximately 117,442 hectares of mineral tenure, including three groups of contiguous Crown-Granted mineral claims, such as the Cariboo Group, Island Mountain Group and Mosquito Creek Group, as well as a block of contiguous mineral tenures centered on the Town of Wells, which is located approximately 85 kilometers east of Quesnel, British Columbia.

• Market Cap: 114,570,744.63
• Revenues: 145,209,000
• Total Debt: 104,120
• EV/Sales: 13.55

Marlin Gold Mining Ltd. (CVE:MLN) – $0.60
Gold

Marlin Gold Mining Ltd. is engaged in the exploration for, development of and production of gold in Mexico, silver in Arizona and acquiring royalty streaming agreements. The Company operates through the production of gold and exploration of resources segment.

• Market Cap: 94,526,731
• Revenues: 18,897,340
• Total Debt: 51,217,480
• EV/Sales: 7.12

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