Reviewing Quantum Materials (OTCMKTS:QTMM) and North American Palladium (OTCMKTS:PALDF)

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Quantum Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Quantum Materials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of North American Palladium shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Quantum Materials and North American Palladium’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quantum Materials	N/A	N/A	N/A
North American Palladium	35.18%	24.49%	20.79%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Quantum Materials and North American Palladium”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quantum Materials	N/A	N/A	-$8.96 million	N/A	N/A
North American Palladium	$306.17 million	2.88	$91.96 million	N/A	N/A

North American Palladium has higher revenue and earnings than Quantum Materials.

Risk and Volatility

Quantum Materials has a beta of 2.99, suggesting that its share price is 199% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, North American Palladium has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

North American Palladium beats Quantum Materials on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Quantum Materials

Quantum Materials Corp. engages in the design, development, production and supply of nanomaterials, including quantum dots, tetrapod quantum dots, and other nanoparticles for a range of applications in televisions, displays and other optoelectronics, photovoltaics, solid state lighting, life sciences, security ink, battery, and sensor sectors of the market. The company was founded by Stephen Squires on January 9, 2007 and is headquartered in San Marcos, TX.

About North American Palladium

North American Palladium Ltd. produces precious metals in Canada. It explores for palladium, platinum, gold, nickel, copper, and other metals. It primarily holds interest in the Lac des Iles mine that is located to the northwest of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.