Analyst Articles
June Gold Drill Results – McEwen Mining Makes the Grade
In June, McEwen Mining led the way with 776 g/t Au over 2.4 metres, with other good results from Superior Gold, Osisko Mining, Great Bear Resources and Alkane Resources. [more]
Articles by Chris Thompson
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Peak Positioning – Solid Q1/2020 Revenue Despite COVID-19 Impacts
Peak’s revenue in Q1/2020 was $3.9M, up over 300% year-over-year, even with the Covid-19 pandemic impacting operations in China. Peak’s revenue benefited late in Q1/2020 from the Company’s lending platforms being used to help distribute government relief funds to SME’s that were affected by the coronavirus. [more]
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Video-of-the-Day: New Listing for Mobile Game Publisher PopReach Corporation (TSXV: POPR)
PopReach generates revenue through the acquisition of mobile game franchises and maximizes margins through user optimization and retention, coupled with expense reduction. Existing 12-title portfolio includes Smurfs Village, Bakery Blitz and War of Nations. [more]
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Cannabis Central – Most Pot Stocks are Down YTD but these 6 are “Winners”
Only 6 pure-play, non-penny cannabis stocks are higher year-to-date out of a total of 300 actively traded cannabis stocks listed on the various North American stock exchanges. The 6 stocks are up 7.4% YTD on average. [more]
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Notable Mining Deals in June
Top deals closing this month included Osisko Mining receiving $177M and Lundin Gold closing C$57.5 million, both from bought-deal financings. Artemis Gold expects to raise $175 million from a bought-deal agreement with a syndicate of underwriters as well as a non-brokered offering. [more]
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Organic Garage Reports Sales Increase of 19% in FQ1/2021
Revenue increased to $8M with EBITDA of $1.2M. Organic Garage’s online sales almost doubled month-over-month in April to 6.6% of total sales. The Company’s 5th store, located in the Leaside neighborhood of Toronto, is set to open in Q2/2021. [more]
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U.S. Banks Pass Stress Tests but Fed Limits Dividends and Stops Share Buybacks
The U.S. Fed released the banking stress test for 2020 and under the various scenarios, most banks remained well capitalized with only some approaching minimum capital levels. However, to insure the stability of the banking sector, the Fed is limiting dividends and suspending share buybacks. [more]
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Cannabis Central: A Conservative Approach to Investing in the Cannabis Industry
Seven major consumer and pharmaceutical corporations have bought into cannabis companies to take full advantage of this rapidly growing market. This article compares their YTD stock performance with that of their cannabis partner. [more]
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Chinese Gold Companies Acquiring Canadian Companies as Gold Price Edges Higher
With the price of gold up over 16% year-to-date and almost 23% year-over-year, the time seems to be right for Chinese mining companies to buy up Canadian gold companies. Three recent transactions tag the value of the assets in the US$44 to US$102 per Reserve gold ounce. [more]
Investor Insights
CNN Money’s Fear & Greed Index – Remains in “Neutral” as Market Takes a Pause
Although the majority of the indicators remained in the same position as last week, Put & Call Options shifted to “Greed” from “Neutral” but this change was not enough to move the overall Index away from “Neutral”. [more]