Financial Analysis: Integrated Ventures (OTCMKTS:INTV) & Sprott (NYSE:SII)

Integrated Ventures (OTCMKTS:INTV) and Sprott (NYSE:SII) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Integrated Ventures and Sprott’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Integrated Ventures	-123.41%	N/A	-98.49%
Sprott	27.38%	15.02%	11.91%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

28.3% of Sprott shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.1% of Integrated Ventures shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Sprott shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Integrated Ventures and Sprott, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Integrated Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sprott	0	0	2	1	3.33

Risk & Volatility

Integrated Ventures has a beta of 3.29, meaning that its share price is 229% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprott has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Integrated Ventures and Sprott”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Integrated Ventures	$5.86 million	0.28	-$11.52 million	($0.79)	-0.34
Sprott	$168.35 million	6.52	$41.80 million	$1.90	22.39

Sprott has higher revenue and earnings than Integrated Ventures. Integrated Ventures is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sprott, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Sprott beats Integrated Ventures on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Integrated Ventures

Integrated Ventures, Inc. engages in the mining of digital currency. The company manufactures and sells mining equipment and mining rigs; as well as develops blockchain software. It also provides transaction verification services for digital currency networks of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Quant, and Dogecoin. The company is based in Tioga, Pennsylvania.

About Sprott

Sprott Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides asset management, portfolio management, wealth management, fund management, and administrative and consulting services to its clients. It offers mutual funds, hedge funds, and offshore funds, along with managed accounts. Further, the firm also provides broker-dealer activities. Sprott Inc. was formed on February 13, 2008 and is based in Toronto, Canada.