Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 4 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Metals & Mining - Diversified industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

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Before choosing which top Metals & Mining - Diversified stock to buy, be sure to conduct proper due diligence: analyze various financial metrics and look at historical data, public statements and news coverage.

The fundamental outlook for the diversified metals & mining sub-industry for the next 12 months is neutral. Base metals saw a significant decline in price as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by a strong price recovery in 2021. This continued into early 2022 due to the supply risk from the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Since then, commodity prices have fallen significantly as a result of hawkish central banks, an appreciating U.S. dollar and heightened risks of a global recession. Large companies in the sub-industry generate a majority of their revenue through iron ore sales, which has slowly declined in price throughout 2022. Copper, which most diversified miners have meaningful exposure too, has also seen a decline in price. However, the long-term demand outlook for copper is positive. As of September 16, 2022, the year-to-date decline for the S&P 1500 Diversified Metals & Mining Index was 19.7% versus the S&P Composite 1500 Index decline of 18.6%. In 2021, the S&P 1500 Diversified Metals & Mining Index increased 6.3% versus the S&P Composite 1500 Index up 26.7%. As of September 16, 2022, the five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the S&P 1500 Diversified Metals & Mining Index was negative 1.3% versus the S&P Composite 1500 Index CAGR of 8.7%.

Why Focus on Undervalued Metals & Mining - Diversified Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

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AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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4 Undervalued Metals & Mining - Diversified Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 4 undervalued stocks in the Metals & Mining - Diversified industry for Monday, January 22, 2024. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Metals & Mining - Diversified industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. is a Canada-based mining and exploration company. The Company is engaged in the production and sale of silver, gold, and copper and the acquisition, exploration, and advancement of mineral properties. It operates the Avino Mine, which produces copper, silver and gold at the Avino property in the state of Durango, Mexico. The Avino Property covers approximately 1,104 contiguous hectares and is located approximately 80 km north-east of the city of Durango. The Company's mineral claims in Mexico are divided into four groups: Avino mine area property, Gomez Palacio/Ana Maria property, Santiago Papasquiaro property and Unification La Platosa properties. The Company’s La Preciosa consists of over 15 exploration concessions totaling 6,011 hectares located in Durango, Mexico, within the municipalities of Panuco de Coronado and Canatlan. The Company also owns interests in mineral properties located in British Columbia and Yukon, Canada.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd has a Value Score of 64, which is considered to be undervalued.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd’s shareholder yield is lower than its industry median ratio of (1.27%). Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 1.14. This could make Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Lastly, let’s take a look at Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 30.21. This could make Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd more attractive because the lower P/FCF ratio indicates that Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd is undervalued. The P/FCF ratio metric can also be viewed over a long-term time frame to see if the company's cash flow to share price value is generally improving or worsening.

Fortitude Gold Corp’s Value Grade

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Fortitude Gold Corporation is a gold producing company. The Company?s Nevada Mining Unit consists of five properties located in the Walker Lane Mineral Belt. The Company?s flagship Isabella Pearl project is an open-pit heap leach project, which covers approximately 9,000 acres. It owns an interest in the Golden Mile property is located in the Bell Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, approximately 36 kilometers (22 miles) east of the town of Luning, Nevada. The property covers an area of approximately 9,300 acres consisting of 451 unpatented and five patented claims. The Mina Gold property covers an area of approximately 1,200 acres consisting of 61 unpatented claims and five patented claims. Its East Camp Douglas gold property covers an area of approximately 5,600 acres consisting of 289 unpatented claims, 16 patented claims. The County Line property has a total land package is 2,400 acres consisting of 116 unpatented lode mining claims and 6 unpatented placer mining claims.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Fortitude Gold Corp has a Value Score of 88, which is considered to be undervalued.

Fortitude Gold Corp’s price-earnings ratio is 7.6 compared to the industry median at 13.1. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Fortitude Gold Corp more attractive for value investors.

Fortitude Gold Corp’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Fortitude Gold Corp more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.14.

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc’s Value Grade

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Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. is a Canada-based precious metals mining company with five operating mines in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Mexico, Peru, and West Africa. Its operated mines include Caylloma Mine, Lindero Mine, San Jose Mine, Seguela Gold, Yaramoko Mine, and Diamba Sud. The Caylloma mine is located in the Caylloma mining district, approximately 225 kilometers northwest of Arequipa, Peru. Its San Jose Mine produces silver and gold. Its Caylloma Mine produces silver, gold, zinc, and lead. The San Jose Mine is located in the Taviche Mining District in central Oaxaca, southern Mexico. The Yaramoko Mine is situated in the Hounde greenstone belt region in the Province of Bale in southwestern Burkina Faso. The property is located approximately 200 kilometers southwest from the capital city of Ouagadougou. Its Seguela Mine in Cote d'Ivoire consists of the Antenna, Koula, Agouti, Boulder, Ancien, and Sunbird deposits. The Lindero Mine is in the cold and dry Argentine Puna.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc has a Value Score of 65, which is considered to be undervalued.

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Fortuna Silver Mines Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.14.

You can read more about Fortuna Silver Mines Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Lundin Mining Corp (USA)’s Value Grade

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Lundin Mining Corp. is a Canada-based diversified base metals mining company. The Company is engaged in metals mining with projects and operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Portugal, Sweden and the United States primarily producing copper, zinc, gold and nickel. The Company’s operations include Candelaria, Caserones, Chapada, Eagle, Neves-Corvo, Josemaria and Zinkgruvan. Candelaria comprises two adjacent copper mining operations, Candelaria and Ojos del Salado, which produce copper concentrates. Caserones is an open pit copper-molybdenum mine which produces copper concentrate, copper cathode and molybdenum concentrate. Chapada is an open pit copper-gold mine producing copper concentrate. Eagle is an underground mine producing nickel and copper concentrates. Neves-Corvo is a mainly copper and zinc mine producing copper, zinc and lead concentrates. Josemaria is a large-scale copper-gold-silver project. Zinkgruvan is engaged in producing zinc, lead and copper concentrates.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Lundin Mining Corp (USA) has a Value Score of 62, which is considered to be undervalued.

Lundin Mining Corp (USA)’s price-earnings ratio is 16.8 compared to the industry median at 13.1. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Lundin Mining Corp (USA) less attractive for value investors.

Lundin Mining Corp (USA)’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Lundin Mining Corp (USA) more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.14.

You can read more about Lundin Mining Corp (USA)’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

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Choosing Which of the 4 Best Metals & Mining - Diversified Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Fortitude Gold Corp stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Fortuna Silver Mines Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Lundin Mining Corp (USA) stock has a Value Grade of B.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 4 undervalued stocks in the Metals & Mining - Diversified industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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