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Sector Ranking Ticker Company Name Listing Date Share Price ($) 31-Dec-10 Share Price ($) 31-Dec-11 Share Price Change 2011 52 Week High/Low Market Cap (M$) 31-Dec-10 Market Cap (M$) 31-Dec-11 Market Cap Change Number of Shares O/S 31-Dec-11 (million) 2011 trading Volume (millions) Analyst Coverage
1 ROG Roxgold Inc.†
http://www.roxgold.com/s/Home.asp
16-Jan-07 0.32 1.54 389% 1.54/0.20 10.6 103.6 877% 67.3 142.63 -
2 PDG Prodigy Gold Inc.
http://www.prodigygold.com/
08-Sep-03 0.35 0.83 137% 0.88/0.24 18.0 197.3 997% 237.7 148.68 3
3 CEV Cap-Ex Ventures Ltd.°
http://www.cap-ex.ca/s/Home.asp
20-Aug-10 0.25 0.95 280% 1.60/0.29 3.2 44.3 1275% 46.6 80.91 1
4 DAN d'Arianne Resources Inc.
http://www.arianne-inc.com/en
03-Jul-09 0.46 1.25 172% 2.40/0.35 22.1 82.9 275% 66.3 91.90 2
5 NES Newstrike Capital Inc.°
http://www.newstrikecapital.com/
24-Feb-10 0.90 2.68 198% 3.34/0.80 69.9 279.1 299% 104.1 79.04 1
6 RPM Rye Patch Gold Corp.
http://www.ryepatchgold.com/s/Home.asp
23-Jul-07 0.31 0.69 123% 0.80/0.28 28.8 90.4 214% 131.0 110.38 -
7 GWY Galway Resources Ltd.°
http://www.galwayresources.com/s/Home.asp
27-Apr-06 1.11 1.65 49% 1.76/0.84 85.9 199.1 132% 120.7 145.03 -
8 IZN Iberian Minerals Corp.
http://www.iberianminerals.com/
24-Jul-06 0.79 1.09 38% 1.12/0.64 284.4 542.0 91% 497.2 214.98 7
9 PRO Pershimco Resources Inc.
http://www.pershimco.ca/NouveauSite/en/index.php
30-Dec-03 0.49 0.86 76% 1.32/0.35 41.8 114.2 173% 132.8 68.34 1
10 DNI DNI Metals Inc.
http://www.dnimetals.com/
11-May-10 0.12 0.35 192% 0.40/0.12 4.3 22.1 414% 63.1 39.26 -
°Went public via Capital Pool Company© Program
†Number 1 overall company
Ranking Method

Starting with 2,250 TSX Venture Exchange listed companies as of December 31, 2011, the following filters were applied:

  • - Listed on TSX Venture Exchange (not NEX) on December 31, 2011
  • - Market Capitalization greater than C$5 million on December 31, 2011
  • - Closing share price greater than C$0.25 on December 31, 2011
  • - Share price of at least C$0.10 on December 31, 2010
  • - Listed on TSX Venture Exchange more than one year as of December 31, 2011

This left a remaining 535 companies that qualified for the 2012 TSX Venture 50 ranking. These companies were ranked based on an equally weighted (25%) formula with four criteria:

  • 1. Share Price: one-year share price change as of December 31, 2011
  • 2. Trading: one-year trading volume as of December 31, 2011
  • 3. Market Capitalization: one-year market capitalization ((issued-escrow shares) x price) change as of December 31, 2011
  • 4. Analyst Coverage: number of analysts covering the companies as at December 31, 2011

Historical share prices have been adjusted for dividends and/or stock consolidations. All currencies reported in Canadian dollars. TSX Venture Exchange considered companies' compliance with Exchange Requirements and exercises discretion when determining qualified candidates.

Data Sources

  • Share Prices and Market Capitalization: TMX Group
  • Trading Volume: TMX Group
  • Analyst Coverage: Capital IQ
  • Dividends/Stock Splits: Capital IQ

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