Comparing Capstone Mining (OTCMKTS:CSFFF) and Zalando (OTCMKTS:ZLNDY)

Zalando (OTCMKTS:ZLNDY) and Capstone Mining (OTCMKTS:CSFFF) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.6% of Capstone Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Zalando and Capstone Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zalando	0	0	0	1	4.00
Capstone Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Capstone Mining’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Capstone Mining is more favorable than Zalando.

Profitability

This table compares Zalando and Capstone Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zalando	1.97%	8.46%	2.62%
Capstone Mining	1.64%	1.62%	0.88%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Zalando and Capstone Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zalando	$10.98 billion	0.69	$89.83 million	$0.42	34.10
Capstone Mining	$1.35 billion	0.00	-$101.67 million	$0.03	N/A

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

Summary

Zalando beats Capstone Mining on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Zalando

Zalando SE operates an online platform for fashion and lifestyle products. The company operates through Fashion Store and Offprice segments. It provides shoes, apparel, accessories, and beauty products with free delivery and returns, as well as various payment options. The company also sells its products through Lounge by Zalando; and brick-and-mortar outlet stores. It operates in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, France, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

About Capstone Mining

Capstone Mining Corp. engages in the exploration and production of base metals in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Chile. The company explores for copper, molybdenum, silver, zinc, lead, iron, and gold deposits. It holds interests in the Pinto Valley, an open pit copper mine located in Arizona, the United States; and the Cozamin, a copper-silver underground mine located in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. The company also owns a 100% interest in copper-iron-gold Santo Domingo development project in Region III, Chile. The company was formerly known as Capstone Gold Corp. and changed its name to Capstone Mining Corp. in February 2006. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.