(PME) Sentry Select Primary - Ratings and Ratios

Sentry Select Primary Metals Corp (TO:PME) is an open-ended equity mutual fund managed by CI Investments Inc., established on April 23, 2007. The fund focuses on global public equity markets, targeting companies involved in the production and exploration of metals and minerals. Its strategy emphasizes value stocks across diversified market capitalizations, employing a combination of top-down macroeconomic analysis and bottom-up stock selection. The funds investment approach prioritizes fundamental analysis, evaluating factors such as profitability, liquidity, operating efficiency, cash flow, and management quality. Performance is benchmarked against the S&P/TSX Composite Index and a composite index comprising 50% S&P/TSX Diversified Mining Index and 50% S&P/TSX Global Gold Index.

From a technical perspective, PME shares have shown a stable trend, with the 20-day SMA aligning with the current price at 2.57, slightly above the 50-day SMA of 2.47 and the 200-day SMA of 2.31. The Average True Range (ATR) of 0.06 indicates low volatility. The average 20-day trading volume is 3,950 shares, reflecting limited liquidity.

Fundamentally, the fund has a market capitalization of 35.74M CAD, with a trailing P/E ratio of 2.10. However, the forward P/E is currently undefined. The price-to-book (P/B) ratio is absent, and the price-to-sales (P/S) ratio stands at 2.59. The return on equity (RoE) is negative at -28.88%, signaling challenges in profitability.