Chart: Gold Stocks - Normalized Net Profit Margins

Rob Zenilman submits: Normalized net profit margins in the Gold sector for the most recently reported quarter ranged from 430.3% (CAU) down to -177.9% (GRS), with a median value of 10.0%

Note: Normalized net income includes the effect of taxes, but excludes any unusual items.

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Data in table version -- click on a ticker for opinion and analysis of the company:

			Total	Norm. Net	Norm. Net
		Quarter	Revenue	Profit	Profit
Ticker	Company	Ending	($mm)	($mm)	Margin (%)
ABX	Barrick Gold Corp.	03/31/06	$1254.00	$214.63
17.1%
AEM	Agnico-Eagle Mines L	03/31/06	$90.58	$32.49
35.9%
AGT	Apollo Gold Corp.	12/31/05	$6.99	-$3.98
-56.9%
AU	AngloGold Ashanti Lt	03/31/06	$688.78	-$100.78
-14.6%
AUY	Yamana Gold Inc.	03/31/06	$17.07	-$1.34
-7.9%
BAA	Banro Corp.	12/31/05	N/A	-$0.88
N/A
BGO	Bema Gold Corp.	03/31/06	$47.07	-$19.56
-41.6%
BMD	Birch Mountain Resou	03/31/06	N/A	-$0.28
N/A
BVN	Compania de Minas Bu	03/31/06	$131.73	$84.61
64.2%
CAU	Canyon Resources Cor	12/31/05	$1.09	$4.68
430.3%
CBJ	Cambior Inc.	12/31/05	$97.25	$5.33
5.5%
CCJ	Cameco Corp.	03/31/06	$464.55	$75.32
16.2%
CDY	Cardero Resource Cor	01/31/06	N/A	-$0.18
N/A
CGR	Claude Resources Inc	03/31/06	$7.95	$0.14
1.8%
DROOY	DRDGOLD Ltd.	12/31/05	$49.63	-$4.97
-10.0%
EGI	Entree Gold Inc.	12/31/05	N/A	-$2.21
N/A
EGO	Eldorado Gold Corp.	03/31/06	$8.59	-$2.42
-28.2%
FCX	Freeport-McMoRan Cop	03/31/06	$1086.12	$336.74
31.0%
FNX	FNX Mining Co. Inc.	03/31/06	$22.97	$3.33
14.5%
GBN	Great Basin Gold Ltd	12/31/05	N/A	-$0.71
N/A
GFI	Gold Fields Ltd.	12/31/05	$548.49	$50.93
9.3%
GG	Goldcorp Inc.	03/31/06	$286.26	$92.22
32.2%
GLG	Glamis Gold Ltd.	03/31/06	$81.40	$15.49
19.0%
GOLD	Randgold Resources L	03/31/06	$67.24	$11.51
17.1%
GRS	Gammon Lake Resource	03/31/06	$1.79	-$3.18
-177.9%
GRZ	Gold Reserve Inc.	03/31/06	N/A	-$1.44
N/A
GSS	Golden Star Resource	03/31/06	$26.77	-$8.00
-29.9%
HMY	Harmony Gold Mining	12/31/05	$327.79	-$22.96
-7.0%
IAG	IAMGOLD Corp.	03/31/06	$44.48	$13.75
30.9%
IMR	IMA Exploration Inc.	03/31/06	N/A	-$0.27
N/A
IVN	Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.	12/31/05	-$46.20	-$34.33
N/A
KGC	Kinross Gold Corp.	03/31/06	$198.30	$5.94
3.0%
KRY	Crystallex Internati	03/31/06	$7.08	-$4.24
-59.9%
LIHRY	Lihir Gold Ltd.	12/31/05	$62.59	$13.73
21.9%
MDG	Meridian Gold Inc.	03/31/06	$55.50	$19.00
34.2%
MGN	Mines Management Inc	12/31/05	$0.00	-$0.68
N/A
MNG	Miramar Mining Corp.	03/31/06	N/A	$0.35
N/A
NAK	Northern Dynasty Min	12/31/05	N/A	-$5.55
N/A
NEM	Newmont Mining Corp.	03/31/06	$1148.00	$225.63
19.7%
NG	NovaGold Resources I	02/28/06	$0.68	-$0.05
-7.0%
NSU	Nevsun Resources Ltd	03/31/06	N/A	-$3.45
N/A
NXG	Northgate Minerals C	03/31/06	$85.06	$14.24
16.7%
OZN	Orezone Resources In	12/31/05	N/A	-$2.11
N/A
PMU	Pacific Rim Mining C	01/31/06	$2.65	-$0.36
-13.4%
QEE	Queenstake Resources	03/31/06	$15.77	-$3.44
-21.8%
RBY	Rubicon Minerals Cor	12/31/05	N/A	-$0.82
N/A
RGLD	Royal Gold Inc.	03/31/06	$5.76	$1.56
27.1%
RIC	Richmont Mines Inc.	03/31/06	$7.07	-$0.79
-11.2%
RTP	Rio Tinto plc	12/31/05	$5181.00	$1280.56
24.7%
SA	Seabridge Gold Inc.	03/31/06	N/A	-$0.29
N/A
TGB	Taseko Mines Ltd.	12/31/05	$35.33	$3.79
10.7%
TRE	Tanzanian Royalty Ex	02/28/06	N/A	-$0.44
N/A
VGZ	Vista Gold Corp.	12/31/05	N/A	-$0.60
N/A

Data: CapitalIQ

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