Analyst opinions can sometimes make or break a stock. With that in mind, SmallCapPower has shortlisted five Canadian small cap stocks that received analyst earnings per share downgrades of 70% or more.
Petrowest Corp. (TSX: PRW) – $0.38
Construction & Engineering
Petrowest Corporation (Petrowest) provides pre-drilling and post-completion services to the energy industry in addition to providing services for industrial and civil infrastructure projects. The Company has five segments including Construction, Civil, Transportation, Rental and Environmental.
- Market Cap: $54,792,268
- Analyst EPS Downgrade: -91%
- Price Change (1 Year): -62%
UrtheCast Corp. (TSX: UR) – $2.16
Broadcasting
UrtheCast Corp., formerly Longford Energy Inc., is engaged in developing and launching the High Definition (HD) video stream of Earth, from the International Space Station (ISS). The Company provides near-live HD video feed of Earth, from space. The Company is in partnership with space organizations, such as the Russian Space Agency. The Company provides this interactive platform and Earth imagery for Internet users, application developers, educators, media outlets, government bodies, humanitarian relief organizations, and environmental monitoring services.
- Market Cap: $142,155,434
- Analyst EPS Downgrade: -93%
- Price Change (1 Year): -6%
Ainsworth Lumber Co Ltd. (TSX: ANS) – $3.43
Forest & Wood Products
Ainsworth Lumber Co Ltd (Ainsworth) is a Canada-based manufacturer and marketer of oriented strand board (OSB) with a focus on value-added specialty products for markets in North America and Asia. The Company has a production capacity of approximately 2.5 billion square feet per year (3/8-inch basis) and has four wholly-owned OSB manufacturing mills located in Grande Prairie, Alberta; High Level, Alberta; 100 Mile House, British Columbia; and, Barwick, Ontario. Ainsworth Lumber’s products include pointSIX durastrand flooring, pointSIX flooring, steaditred stair tread panels, durastrand rimboard, rim, board/rim board plus, risers, sips and edge form.
- Market Cap: $828,001,959
- Analyst EPS Downgrade: -87%
- Price Change (1 Year): -11%
Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. (TSX: CET) – $2.00
Oil Related Services and Equipment
Cathedral Energy Services Ltd. is a Canada-based provider of drilling and completions services. Cathedral Energy Services, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Cathedral Energy Services Inc., is engaged in the business of providing selected oilfield services to oil and natural gas companies in western Canada and the United States. The Company offers comprehensive production tests which provide data utilized in analyzing the formation for future considerations such as facility sizing, pipelines, overall well performance and life expectancy.
- Market Cap: $72,724,423
- Analyst EPS Downgrade: -74%
- Price Change (1 Year): -53%
Calfrac Well Services Ltd. (TSX: CFW) – $9.08
Oil Related Services and Equipment
Calfrac Well Services Ltd. is a provider of oilfield services in Canada, the United States, Russia, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia, including hydraulic fracturing, coiled tubing, cementing and other well stimulation services. The Company operates in four segments: Canadian, United States, Russian and Latin America.
- Market Cap: $868,970,491
- Analyst EPS Downgrade: -71%
- Price Change (1 Year): -50%
