Reviewing Jaguar Mining (OTCMKTS:JAGGF) and Gold Reserve (OTCMKTS:GDRZF)

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Gold Reserve and Jaguar Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gold Reserve	$3.11 million	48.65	-$15.19 million	($0.26)	-5.85
Jaguar Mining	$158.63 million	2.87	-$1.29 million	($0.19)	-28.13

Jaguar Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Gold Reserve. Jaguar Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gold Reserve, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Gold Reserve and Jaguar Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gold Reserve	N/A	-48.72%	-37.87%
Jaguar Mining	-10.83%	3.72%	2.55%

Summary

Jaguar Mining beats Gold Reserve on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gold Reserve

Gold Reserve Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in evaluating, acquiring, exploring, and developing mineral properties. It also holds interests in LMS Gold project located in Alaska, the United States. The company was founded in 1956 and is based in Spokane, Washington.

About Jaguar Mining

Jaguar Mining Inc., a junior gold mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of gold mineral properties in Brazil. The company's principal assets include the Turmalina Gold Mine Complex and Caeté Gold Mine Complex with mineral claims covering an area of approximately 56,000 hectares located in the Iron Quadrangle in the state of Minas Gerais. It also owns the Paciência Gold Mine complex. Jaguar Mining Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.