Mountain Province Diamonds (OTCMKTS:MPVDF) versus Energizer Resources (OTCMKTS:NSRCF) Financial Review

Mountain Province Diamonds (OTCMKTS:MPVDF) and Energizer Resources (OTCMKTS:NSRCF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Mountain Province Diamonds has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energizer Resources has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Mountain Province Diamonds and Energizer Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mountain Province Diamonds	0	0	0	0	0.00
Energizer Resources	0	0	0	1	4.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.5% of Mountain Province Diamonds shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Mountain Province Diamonds shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Energizer Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mountain Province Diamonds and Energizer Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mountain Province Diamonds	$195.36 million	0.02	-$58.99 million	($0.69)	-0.03
Energizer Resources	$710,000.00	69.97	-$23.26 million	($0.19)	-1.41

Energizer Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mountain Province Diamonds. Energizer Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mountain Province Diamonds, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Mountain Province Diamonds and Energizer Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mountain Province Diamonds	-117.85%	-72.81%	-19.51%
Energizer Resources	-3,149.65%	-89.77%	-34.88%

Summary

Mountain Province Diamonds beats Energizer Resources on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mountain Province Diamonds

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. focuses on the mining and marketing of rough diamonds worldwide. The company holds a 49% interest in the Gahcho Kué mine comprising mining leases covering an area of 5,216 hectares; and 100% of the mineral rights of the Kennady North consisting of 22 federal leases and 97 claims covering an area of 113,000 hectares located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The company was formerly known as Mountain Province Mining Inc. and changed its name to Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. in October 2000. Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Energizer Resources

NextSource Materials Inc. acquires, explores for, and develops mineral properties in Madagascar and Canada. The company primarily explores for graphite and vanadium deposits. Its flagship property is the 100% owned Molo graphite mine project located in the Southern Madagascar Region, Madagascar. The company was formerly known as Energizer Resources Inc. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.