As a newbie I am trying to look at and understand the PascalA stock rankings but I can't figure out why it has several PM stocks at high rankings while the Gold and Silver markets and stocks are falling off a cliff! Luckily, I did not pick up any stocks or ETFs in this space or I would have taken a big hit in the portfolio...

IMHO, no matter how good one's analysis of a stock is (including using EV), single stock risk factors remain unsettlingly high for most individual investors. I have come to the conclusion that ETFs should form the base of most portfolios with individual stocks being in the minority.