Critical Review: Bunker Hill Mining (OTCMKTS:BHLL) & Avalon Advanced Materials (OTCMKTS:AVLNF)

Bunker Hill Mining (OTCMKTS:BHLL) and Avalon Advanced Materials (OTCMKTS:AVLNF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

Bunker Hill Mining has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avalon Advanced Materials has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bunker Hill Mining and Avalon Advanced Materials’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bunker Hill Mining	N/A	N/A	-$13.43 million	($0.07)	-1.43
Avalon Advanced Materials	$90,000.00	360.24	-$2.46 million	$0.01	5.75

Avalon Advanced Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Bunker Hill Mining. Bunker Hill Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avalon Advanced Materials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Bunker Hill Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Avalon Advanced Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Bunker Hill Mining and Avalon Advanced Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bunker Hill Mining	N/A	N/A	-26.02%
Avalon Advanced Materials	1,728.81%	-2.37%	-2.29%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Bunker Hill Mining and Avalon Advanced Materials, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bunker Hill Mining	0	0	0	0	N/A
Avalon Advanced Materials	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

Avalon Advanced Materials beats Bunker Hill Mining on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bunker Hill Mining

Bunker Hill Mining Corp., a mineral exploration company, engages in the acquisition, development, and mining of mineral properties in Canada and the United States. It focuses on exploring for zinc, lead, and silver ores. It holds an option agreement to acquire interest in the Bunker Hill mine located in the Silver Valley, Idaho. The company was formerly known as Liberty Silver Corp. and changed its name to Bunker Hill Mining Corp. in September 2017. Bunker Hill Mining Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Avalon Advanced Materials

Avalon Advanced Materials Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, evaluation, and development of rare metal and mineral properties primarily in Canada. The company focuses on exploring lithium, tantalum, cesium, indium, gallium, germanium, tin, yttrium, and zirconium deposits, as well as rare earth elements. Its flagship project is the 100% owned Separation Rapids Lithium Project consisting of nineteen mineral claims and one mining lease covering an area of approximately 4,414 hectares located in the Paterson Lake Area, Kenora Mining Division, Ontario. The company was formerly known as Avalon Rare Metals Inc. and changed its name to Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. in February 2016. Avalon Advanced Materials Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.