Lincoln Gold Mining (Lincoln Gold Mining) Predictability Rank

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What is Lincoln Gold Mining Predictability Rank?

Warren Buffett said many times that the companies he likes are:

1. Simple businesses that he understands
2. that have predictable and proven earnings and
3. with economic moat
4. those can be bought at a reasonable price.

It is hard to quantify "simple businesses that he (Buffett) understands", so we will focus on the other three characteristics instead. In GuruFocus Research: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part I: Introduction of Predictability Rank, we will show that the businesses that have predictable and proven earnings are usually also simple businesses that an average person could understand.

GuruFocus conducted a back test study of Warren Buffett's strategy of "buying good companies at fair prices" for the years from 1998-2008.

Lincoln Gold Mining Predictability Rank Calculation

In our database there are 2403 stocks that have been traded from Jan. 2, 1998 to Aug. 31, 2008. We have the complete 10-year financial data and trading prices of these companies for this period. We rank the predictability of these companies based on the consistency of their revenue per share and EBITDA (earning before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) per share over the past ten fiscal years, and study the correlation between the stock performances and the predictability of the business.

Our study may be subject to these biases and assumptions:

Dividend yields are not counted for investment returns
Effects of price changes due to spin-offs may not be fully adjusted
Study is subjected to survivorship bias due to de-listing, bankruptcy, LBO, M&A, etc.

The correlation between business predictability and investment returns of a company is showed below.

Correlation Between Business Predictability and Investment Returns

	Predictables	Non-Predictable	All stocks
Total Number of stocks	570	1833	2403
Total Lost Money	61	830	891
Total Lost More Than 50%	18	412	430
Total Lost More Than 90%	4	86	90
Average Gain	260.6%	100.0%	138.1%
Median Gain	150.0%	13.0%	39.0%
Maximum Gain	2852.0%	11483.0%	11483.0%
Maximum Loss	-100.0%	-100.0%	-100.0%
Annualized Average Gain	12.7%	6.7%	8.4%
Annualized Median Gain	8.9%	1.1%	3.1%

For the 570 predictable companies, we have seen strong correlation between the predictability of businesses and the stock performances over the past 10 years, regardless of the valuation of business at 1998. Accordingly, we have ranked the business predictability from 5-star to 1-star, as shown in this table.

Predictability Rank	5-Star	4.5-Star	4-Star	3.5-Star	3-Star	2.5-Star	2-Star	1-Star (non-predictable)	Average among all
% Out of All 2403 Stocks	3.3%	2.9%	3.7%	3.3%	3.3%	3.7%	3.3%	76.3%	100%
% that are in Loss (10y)	3%	10%	8%	9%	11%	18%	16%	45%	37%
Average Gain (10y)	364.6%	330.9%	278.0%	235.1%	243.5%	227.8%	154.8%	100.0%	138.1%
Median Gain (10y)	238.5%	193.5%	171.0%	159.0%	132.5%	113.5%	87.0%	13.0%	39.0%
Maximum Gainer	2228.0%	2547.0%	2452.0%	2852.0%	2432.0%	1892.0%	1807.0%	11483.0%	11483.0%
Maximum Loser	-82.0%	-53.0%	-67.0%	-100.0%	-83.0%	-100.0%	-78.0%	-100.0%	-100.0%
Annualized Average Gain	15.4%	14.6%	13.2%	12.0%	12.2%	11.7%	9.1%	6.7%	8.4%
Annualized Median Gain	12.1%	10.6%	9.8%	9.3%	8.2%	7.3%	6.0%	1.1%	3.1%

For detailed information about each predictability rank, please go to GuruFocus Research: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part I: Introduction of Predictability Rank

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Lincoln Gold Mining (Lincoln Gold Mining) Business Description

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LMG:Canada

Address

789 West Pender Street, Suite 400, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 1H2

Website

http://www.lincolnmining.com

Lincoln Gold Mining Inc is a precious metal exploration and development company. It holds an interest in several projects which are in various stages of exploration which include the Pine Grove property located in Nevada, USA, and the Shawinigan located in Canada. The company operates through a single segment which is the Acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of mineral properties. The Company operates within two geographic areas - the United States of America and Canada.

Executives

Andrew Milligan	director	5811 MARQUERITE ST, VANCOUVER BC A1 9999999999
Paul F Saxton	director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO CFO Pres. Sec. & Treasurer	SUITE 350 - 885 DUNSMUIR, VANCOUVER A1 V6C 1N5
Jeffrey Wilson	officer: COO and VP, Exploration	325 TAHOE DRIVE, CARSON CITY NV 89703
Andrew Bowering	director	SUITE 350, 885 DUNSMUIR STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6C 1N5
James Chapman	director	1455 UPLAND TRAIL, PO BOX J18, BOWEN ISLAND BC A1 999999999
Steven Chi	director	12970 WEST GINGER CREEK DRIVE, BOISE ID 83713
James Currie	director	2077 ESSEX DR, ABBOTSFORD A1 999999999
Alexander Holtermann	10 percent owner	KRANICHSTEINER STR 21, 60598 FRANKFURT AM MAIN 2M 60598