Topic: Mining Stocks

Junior mining stocks: Endeavour profits from higher gold and silver prices

Endeavour Silver Corp., symbol EDR on Toronto, operates the Guanacevi and Guanajuato silver/gold mines in Mexico.

We analyze Endeavour in Stock Pickers Digest, our newsletter for investing in aggressive stocks—including junior mining stocks.

In the three months ended June 30, 2011, the junior mining stock’s revenue rose 84.7%, to $36.4 million from $19.7 million a year earlier (all amounts except share prices in U.S. dollars). The company earned $0.20 a share in the latest quarter, compared to a loss of $0.05 a share. Cash flow rose 125.0%, to $0.27 a share from $0.12 a share.

Higher production and sharply higher gold and silver prices were the main reasons for the gains. In the quarter, the junior mining stock’s silver production rose 3% from a year earlier, to 850,476 ounces. Gold production increased 8%, to 4,831 ounces. In addition, silver prices jumped 102%, and gold prices rose 26%.

The company is nearly finished expanding the Guanajuato mine. That will let Endeavour produce a total of 3.7 million ounces of silver in 2011, up 12.1% from 3.3 million ounces in 2010. The company has lots of room to increase the reserves of its two mines. It also has three other properties with exploration potential.

Endeavour’s balance sheet is sound. The company holds cash of $108.9 million, or $1.58 a share, and has no debt.

We updated our advice on Endeavour in our August 5, 2011, Stock Pickers Digest hotline, which you can immediately view when you take a 1-month free trial to Stock Pickers Digest. Click here to learn how you can start profiting from Stock Pickers Digest right away.

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