Don’t seek exposure to gold via gold miners’ stocks!
Here’s a Thought! 9 July, 2020, by Vladimir Rojankovski, Chief Analyst, Grand Capital
Stocks of gold miners have been performing very differently. Thus, Wheaton Precious Metals stock (WPM) has increased by over 43% so far in 2020, while close rival Barrick Gold stock (GOLD) has increased 37% in 2020 so far. However, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) barely changed year-on-date adding just 5%. What is going on?
Barrick Gold’s revenue increased by 13.5% from $8.6 billion in 2016 to $9.7 billion 2019 while WPM’s revenue saw a marginal decline of 3.4% during this period. But this rise in the former’s revenue came in 2019 due to the acquisition of Randgold Resources. As the same time, it rival’s net income margins have consistently been higher than Barrick’s. In 2019, WPM reported an adjusted net income margin of 29% compared to GOLD’s margin of close to 9%.
Conclusion: don’t seek exposure to gold via gold miners’ stocks!
Stocks of gold miners have been performing very differently. Thus, Wheaton Precious Metals stock (WPM) has increased by over 43% so far in 2020, while close rival Barrick Gold stock (GOLD) has increased 37% in 2020 so far. However, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) barely changed year-on-date adding just 5%. What is going on?
Barrick Gold’s revenue increased by 13.5% from $8.6 billion in 2016 to $9.7 billion 2019 while WPM’s revenue saw a marginal decline of 3.4% during this period. But this rise in the former’s revenue came in 2019 due to the acquisition of Randgold Resources. As the same time, it rival’s net income margins have consistently been higher than Barrick’s. In 2019, WPM reported an adjusted net income margin of 29% compared to GOLD’s margin of close to 9%.
Conclusion: don’t seek exposure to gold via gold miners’ stocks!