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What is International Tower Hill Mines Predictability Rank?

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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.


International Tower Hill Mines 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

PredictablesNon-PredictableAll stocks
Total Number of stocks57018332403
Total Lost Money61830891
Total Lost More Than 50%18412430
Total Lost More Than 90%48690
Average Gain260.6%100.0%138.1%
Median Gain150.0%13.0%39.0%
Maximum Gain2852.0%11483.0%11483.0%
Maximum Loss-100.0%-100.0%-100.0%
Annualized Average Gain12.7%6.7%8.4%
Annualized Median Gain8.9%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 Rank5-Star4.5-Star4-Star3.5-Star3-Star2.5-Star2-Star1-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

Also read:

Part II: What worked in the market from 1998-2008? Part II: Role of Valuations
Part III: Intrinsic Value, Discounted Cash Flow and Margin of Safety

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International Tower Hill Mines Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 Burrard Street, Suite 1570, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3L6
International Tower Hill Mines Ltd is a mining company. It is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. The company holds interests in an exploration project namely the Livengood Gold Project. It is located in northwest of Fairbanks, Alaska in the Tolovana mining district within the Tintina gold belt. The project property consists of land leased from the Alaska Mental Health Trust, several smaller private mineral leases, Alaska state mining claims purchased or located by the company, and the patented ground held by the company.
Executives
Electrum Strategic Opportunities Fund Ii Gp L.p. 10 percent owner C/O THE ELECTRUM GROUP LLC, 535 MADISON AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Paulson & Co. Inc. 10 percent owner 1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Edel Tully director C/O INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD., 2710-200 GRANVILLE STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6C 1S4
Karl L Hanneman director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 506 GAFFNEY ROAD, SUITE 200, FAIRBANKS AK 99701
David Allen Cross officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O INERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD., 1177 WEST HASTINGS STREET, SUITE 2300, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 2K3
Stuart Alan Harshaw director C/O INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD., 1177 WEST HASTINGS ST., SUITE 2300, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 2K3
Anton J Drescher director 837 WEST HASTINGS STREET #507, VANCOUVER BC, CANADA V6C 3N6 A1 0000
Christopher Papagianis director C/O INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD., 1177 WEST HASTINGS STREET, SUITE 2300, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 2K3
Electrum Group Llc 10 percent owner 535 MADISON AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Esof Ii Gp Ltd. 10 percent owner C/O THE ELECTRUM GROUP LLC, 535 MADISON AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Electrum Strategic Opportunities Fund Ii L.p. 10 percent owner C/O THE ELECTRUM GROUP LLC, 700 MADISON AVENUE, 5TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10065
Thomas S. Weng director C/O INTERNATIONAL TOWER HILL MINES LTD., 1177 W. HASTINGS STREET, SUITE 2300, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 2K3
Mark R Hamilton director 2300 - 1177 WEST HASTINGS STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 2K3
Tom Sq Yip officer: CFO 2300 - 1177 WEST HASTINGS STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 2K3
Thomas E Irwin officer: CEO AND PRESIDENT 2300 - 1177 WEST HASTINGS STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6E 2K3