Marui Group (OTCMKTS:MAURY) and Dundee Precious Metals (OTCMKTS:DPMLF) Critical Review

Marui Group (OTCMKTS:MAURY) and Dundee Precious Metals (OTCMKTS:DPMLF) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Marui Group and Dundee Precious Metals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marui Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Dundee Precious Metals	0	0	0	0	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Marui Group and Dundee Precious Metals’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marui Group	$1.63 billion	N/A	$170.20 million	$1.79	15.97
Dundee Precious Metals	$520.10 million	3.10	$192.94 million	$1.05	8.47

Dundee Precious Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Marui Group. Dundee Precious Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marui Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Marui Group has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dundee Precious Metals has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Marui Group pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Dundee Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Marui Group pays out 49.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dundee Precious Metals pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Profitability

This table compares Marui Group and Dundee Precious Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marui Group	10.45%	9.69%	2.39%
Dundee Precious Metals	33.95%	15.57%	13.53%

Summary

Dundee Precious Metals beats Marui Group on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Marui Group

Marui Group Co., Ltd., an investment holding company, engages in the retailing and FinTech businesses in Japan. The company engages in the design and construction of commercial facilities; advertising planning and production; property management; rental of real estate properties; small-amount short-term insurance policy business; and sale of investment trusts. It is also involved in the operation of websites; contract store opening and operation services; provision of credit card services; operation of Marui/Modi stores; investing and financing direct-to-consumer businesses; internet sales; specialty store; credit loan; collection and management of receivables; credit check; trucking and forwarding; software development; and operation of IT systems, and building management businesses. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Dundee Precious Metals

Dundee Precious Metals Inc., a gold mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, mining, and processing of precious metals. The company primarily explores for gold, copper, and silver deposits. It holds a portfolio of projects located in Bulgaria, Namibia, Serbia, and Ecuador. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.