Shares of Coeur d'Alene Mines Rank the Highest in terms of Best Value in the Precious Metals & Minerals Industry (CDE, SRCH, HL, SWC, XPL) Written on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 5:35amBy Chip Brian Below are the top five companies in the Precious Metals & Minerals industry as measured by the price to book ratio. Often companies with the lowest ratio present the greatest value to investors. Coeur d'Alene Mines (NYSE:CDE) has a price to book ratio of 0.6x based on a current price of $15.12 and a book value per share of $24.08. Searchlight Minerals (NASDAQ:SRCH) has a price to book ratio of 0.7x based on a current price of $0.7 and a book value per share of $1.03. Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) has a price to book ratio of 1.5x based on a current price of $5.45 and a book value per share of $3.66. Stillwater Mining (NYSE:SWC) has a price to book ratio of 2.8x based on a current price of $13.22 and a book value per share of $4.74. Solitario Exploration & Royalty (AMEX:XPL) has a price to book ratio of 4.7x based on a current price of $2.03 and a book value per share of $0.43. SmarTrend is bearish on shares of SRCH and our subscribers were alerted to Sell on March 30, 2010 at $1.25. The stock has fallen 44% since the alert was issued.
CXC Price at posting:
$18.00 Sentiment: ST Buy Disclosure: Held
