First Majestic Silver Corp. (AG) vs Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (AYA)

First Majestic Silver Corp. and Aya Gold & Silver Inc. are both Silver companies. First Majestic Silver Corp. is the larger, with a market value of $7.3B against $3.5B — 2.1× the size. First Majestic Silver Corp. trades at the lower P/E: 21.1× against 30.9×. Aya Gold & Silver Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 270.4% against 98.5%. Aya Gold & Silver Inc. has the higher net margin (32.8% vs 21.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (28.3% vs 19.4%). Across the 20 metrics below, First Majestic Silver Corp. leads on 13 and Aya Gold & Silver Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric AG AYA Silver median
P/E 21.10 30.92 —
P/S 4.50 10.33 —
P/B 2.19 7.09 2.19
Price to free cash flow 12.03 40.19 —
EV/EBITDA 6.52 16.56 —
EV/Sales 3.93 10.05 —
Earnings yield 4.74% 3.23% 1.78%
Free cash flow yield 8.31% 2.49% 2.49%

Profitability

Metric AG AYA Silver median
Gross margin 64.52% 61.43% —
Operating margin 46.10% 53.03% 36.24%
Net margin 21.18% 32.79% 6.32%
Free cash flow margin 37.42% 25.71% 25.71%
Return on equity 11.08% 25.39% 3.07%
Return on assets 7.70% 17.78% 2.30%
Return on invested capital 19.36% 28.25% 9.52%

Growth

Metric AG AYA Silver median
Revenue growth (TTM) 98.54% 270.36% —
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 200.00% 262.23% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 28.14% — —
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 48.18% — —

Health

Metric AG AYA Silver median
Debt to equity 0.09 0.17 0.09
Current ratio 2.57 2.02 3.51
Net debt to EBITDA (1.02) (0.30) —

Dividend

Metric AG AYA Silver median
Dividend yield 0.31% — —
Payout ratio 0.06 — —

Size

Metric AG AYA Silver median
Market cap 7.34b 3.54b 1.91b

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