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Today, we look at valuations for four Canadian gold stocks that have declined an average of 24.45% YTD, considerably underperforming their respective benchmarks over the same period.

5. 2 Gold Stocks Trading Below Book Value That Appear to Be Screaming Buys

Gold and gold stocks have quietly put on a show since the beginning of 2016 but a quick screen of gold stocks shows a half-dozen currently valued at less than their book value. For some miners, this anemic valuation relative to book makes total sense, while for 2 companies it could represent an intriguing buying opportunity as it may signal an undervaluation of current assets and production potential. Frankly, a little shine is all these 2 gold miners need to be great once again.

6. Sprinkle Some Barrick Gold Corp. Stock Into Your Portfolio For A Little Sparkle! Here's Why

I think Barrick Gold is one gold mining company that should outperform all the others in the months ahead. This article looks at the company's most recent earnings report and what this report indicates for investors considering sprinkling a little gold into a portfolio in need of a little sparkle.

7. Only These 2 Gold Miners Have 5 Years of Growth In Their Operating Margins

Today we have identified three Canadian gold miners with the highest operating margin geometric growth over five years. The market capitalizations of the stocks on our list range from $374.2 million to $26.1 billion.

8. Barrick Gold & Goldcorp Among 5 Companies With The Lowest Extraction Costs

Today we have identified 5 Canadian gold mining stocks?not only small caps?that have the lowest extraction costs (or cash costs) in the mining industry and, as such, will likely benefit most from a rising gold price environment.

9. Barrick Gold: A Truly Golden Opportunity ? Here's Why

I snagged a chart off my Bloomberg terminal?that shows what I think could be a golden opportunity in one of the world's biggest gold miners: Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX).

10. These 5 Gold Mining Companies Have EBITDA Margins Much Higher Than the Industry Average

The 5 gold mining companies on our list beat the industry average EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization) margin of 28%.

11. These 5 Companies Generate the Most Cash/ozt. Of Gold Mined

By investing in companies with the leanest operations investors have the best protection in the industry against declining prices, but also benefit from the rising bullion price. This article highlights 5 TSX gold mining companies that have the lowest All-in Sustaining Costs per troy ounce of gold mined and the highest operating margins.

12. This Gold Stock Is the Best To Invest In Out of 34 Analyzed

Today's article features ONE gold producer, our top gold stock pick, that we think is most likely to outperform its industry peers out of our Gold Investing Pro universe of gold stocks.

13. 5 Profitable Gold Stocks With Big Upside Potential

Today we have identified five profitable small cap gold stocks with big upside potential, as they are trading at a significant discount to Net Asset Value (NAV).

14. 4 Gold Mining Stocks With High Free Cash Flow Yields

Investing in small cap mining companies can be a risky game. The process of finding and extracting gold takes years, which leaves plenty of room for error, so why not buy a company that has an established cash flow?

15. These 3 Gold Stocks Should Be On Every Bargain Hunter's Radar

One of Benjamin Graham's investment strategies was to purchase shares in companies trading at less than net current asset value, also commonly referred to as working capital. The theory behind such an approach is that you are purchasing the company's most liquid assets at a discount, so if you were to buy the company and liquidate its assets, you would make a profit.

16. These 4 Gold Juniors Are In Great Financial Shape ? Clean Balance Sheets & No Debt

Investing in companies with strong balance sheets is sound investment policy. They carry far less risk because defaulting on any obligations is out of the question for them. Furthermore, the less debt a company has, the more room they have to raise debt in the future, which can be beneficial to current shareholders as it is a non-dilutive financing option. The 4 Canadian gold juniors on our list have current ratios over 2 and carry no debt.

17. 3 Canadian Junior Gold Mining Stocks Trading Below the Industry Median CAPE Ratio

The CAPE (cash adjusted PE) ratio shows what investors are really paying for a company's earnings. It is calculated as price ? net cash per share/earnings per share. Today we have identified 3 Canadian junior gold mining stocks trading below the industry median CAPE ratio of 28x.

18. These 5 Gold Companies Give Investors Protection Against A Falling Gold Price

The following 5 Canadian junior gold companies have operating margins over 19% which gives an investor good protection against a falling gold price.

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