Head to Head Review: Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM) vs. North Bay Resources (OTCMKTS:NBRI)

North Bay Resources (OTCMKTS:NBRI) and Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for North Bay Resources and Avino Silver & Gold Mines, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
North Bay Resources	0	0	0	0	N/A
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	0	0	3	0	3.00

Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a consensus price target of $1.77, indicating a potential upside of 29.90%. Given Avino Silver & Gold Mines’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Avino Silver & Gold Mines is more favorable than North Bay Resources.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.1% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.6% of North Bay Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares North Bay Resources and Avino Silver & Gold Mines”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
North Bay Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.02)	-0.06
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	$52.03 million	3.52	$540,000.00	N/A	N/A

Avino Silver & Gold Mines has higher revenue and earnings than North Bay Resources.

Profitability

This table compares North Bay Resources and Avino Silver & Gold Mines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North Bay Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	3.07%	9.26%	7.72%

Summary

Avino Silver & Gold Mines beats North Bay Resources on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About North Bay Resources

North Bay Resources Inc. operates as a natural resources exploration company in North America. The company explores for gold, silver, copper, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium, and wollastonite deposits, as well as vanadium, crystalline flake graphite, and rare earth elements. It holds 100% interest in the Mount Washington project located in Vancouver Island; and the Tulameen platinum project located in Princeton in the British Columbia. The company also holds interests in the Zeballos Gold property, which covers an area of 1,017 hectares located in Vancouver Island; the Fraser River Platinum property that covers an area of 413 hectares situated in Lytton, British Columbia; and the Zippa Mountain Wollastonite property, which covers an area of 2,456 hectares located in Smithers, British Columbia. North Bay Resources Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Skippack, Pennsylvania.

About Avino Silver & Gold Mines

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and advancement of mineral properties in Canada. It primarily explores for silver, gold, and copper deposits. The company owns interests in 42 mineral claims and four leased mineral claims, including Avino mine area property comprising four exploration concessions covering 154.4 hectares, 24 exploitation concessions covering 1,284.7 hectares, and one leased exploitation concession covering 98.83 hectares; Gomez Palacio property consists of nine exploration concessions covering 2,549 hectares; and Unification La Platosa properties, which include three leased concessions located in the state of Durango, Mexico. It also owns 100% interests in the Minto and Olympic-Kelvin properties located in British Columbia, Canada; and 14 quartz leases in Eagle property located in the Mayo Mining Division of Yukon, Canada. The company was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.