Financial Contrast: Mercury General (NYSE:MCY) & Deep Yellow (OTCMKTS:DYLLF)

Profitability

This table compares Deep Yellow and Mercury General’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deep Yellow	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mercury General	10.18%	18.04%	3.96%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

42.4% of Mercury General shares are held by institutional investors. 35.5% of Mercury General shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Deep Yellow and Mercury General”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deep Yellow	$2.56 million	280.16	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mercury General	$5.48 billion	0.49	$96.34 million	$10.09	4.82

Mercury General has higher revenue and earnings than Deep Yellow.

Volatility & Risk

Deep Yellow has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercury General has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mercury General beats Deep Yellow on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Deep Yellow

Deep Yellow Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a uranium exploration company in Namibia. The company holds a 100% interest in the Reptile project, which covers an area of 896 square kilometers (km2); 65% interest in the Nova Joint Venture covering an area of 599 km2; and 85% interest in the Yellow Dune Joint Venture covering an area of 190 km2. It is involved in the iron ore exploration and property investment businesses. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Subiaco, Australia.

About Mercury General

Mercury General Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in writing personal automobile insurance in the United States. The company also writes homeowners, commercial automobile, commercial property, mechanical protection, and umbrella insurance products. Its automobile insurance products include collision, property damage, bodily injury, comprehensive, personal injury protection, underinsured and uninsured motorist, and other hazards; and homeowners insurance products comprise dwelling, liability, personal property, and other coverages. The company sells its policies through a network of independent agents, insurance agencies, as well as directly through internet sales portals in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia. Mercury General Corporation was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.