Ubika Research has picked nine stocks trading below $5 across sectors which are expected to register strong growth in 2014 and are likely to outperform their peers and broader markets. These stocks have registered strong growth in sales and EPS in the trailing twelve months period and are estimated to report strong growth in sales and EPS in 2014. Moreover, majority of these stocks are currently trading at relatively low forward PE multiple and are estimated to provide strong return on equity (ROE) in 2014. Additionally, we note that the one month average trading volumes of these stocks are significantly higher than their three months average trading volumes reflecting a strong market interest. During the past one month, majority of the shortlisted stocks have accumulated gains with daily average traded volume in excess of 100,000.
|
Company Name |
Exchange |
Ticker |
Market Cap |
Last Price |
1-Month Price Change |
Average Volume |
Average Volume |
TTM Sales Growth |
Sales Growth |
TTM EPS Growth |
EPS Growth |
1Yr- Forward PE |
Return on Equity |
|
QuickLogic Corp |
NASDAQ |
QUIK |
252.5 |
4.82 |
4.8% |
797,747 |
543,111 |
65.4% |
4.9% |
84.9% |
60.0% |
NA |
23.3% |
|
Tethys Petroleum Ltd |
TSX |
TPL |
191.7 |
0.64 |
6.7% |
163,152 |
150,351 |
32.8% |
28.7% |
50.0% |
134.4% |
NA |
19.4% |
|
Katanga Mining Ltd |
TSX |
KAT |
791.6 |
0.42 |
-18.6% |
249,532 |
215,072 |
74.0% |
55.0% |
100.0% |
225.0% |
15.2 |
18.8% |
|
Western Forest Products Inc |
TSX |
WEF |
1,132.2 |
2.59 |
24.5% |
4,611,730 |
3,328,316 |
5.5% |
6.5% |
533.3% |
407.5% |
12.8 |
17.8% |
|
Bankers Petroleum Ltd |
TSX |
BNK |
1,114.8 |
4.36 |
-2.0% |
2,556,023 |
2,371,741 |
34.4% |
25.2% |
61.3% |
98.6% |
14.3 |
12.9% |
|
Hercules Offshore Inc |
NASDAQ |
HERO |
733.2 |
4.59 |
-21.9% |
4,333,930 |
3,388,505 |
68.0% |
98.9% |
266.7% |
120.0% |
7.3 |
11.0% |
|
COM DEV International Ltd |
TSX |
CDV |
292.2 |
3.82 |
-6.4% |
272,725 |
192,697 |
3.3% |
4.1% |
14.3% |
3.0% |
13.7 |
10.6% |
|
Enterprise Group Inc |
TSX |
E |
113.4 |
1.03 |
27.2% |
1,546,797 |
1,166,395 |
23.5% |
32.0% |
70.0% |
57.1% |
9.4 |
NA |
|
TransGaming Inc |
TSXV |
TNG |
22.6 |
0.24 |
-22.6% |
2,761,303 |
1,482,188 |
74.5% |
81.2% |
13.3% |
77.3% |
NA |
NA |
Source: Bloomberg
TTM: Trailing Twelve Months
Company Description:
QuickLogic Corp (NASDAQ: QUIK)
QuickLogic Corp is the inventor and provider of customizable semiconductor solutions for mobile and portable electronics. These silicon plus software solutions are called Customer Specific Standard Products (CSSPs).
Tethys Petroleum Ltd (TSX: TPL)
Tethys Petroleum Limited is an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations currently focused in Central Asia.
Katanga Mining Ltd. explores for and produces copper and cobalt. The company operates in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Western Forest Products Inc (TSX: WEF)
Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated forest products company and a coastal woodland operator located in British Columbia, Canada. The company’s activities include timber harvesting, reforestation, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips, value-added remanufacturing, and producing NBSK pulp. Western Forest’s products are sold in various countries worldwide.
Bankers Petroleum Ltd (TSX: BNK)
Bankers Petroleum Ltd. is an oil and gas exploration and production company. The company has a working interest in the Patos-Marinza oil field in Albania.
Hercules Offshore Inc (NASDAQ: HERO)
Hercules Offshore, Inc. offers offshore contract drilling and lift-boat services. The company operates in the United States Gulf of Mexico, the Middle East, India, Latin America, West Africa, and Malaysia. Hercules serves oil and natural gas exploration and production companies.
COM DEV International Ltd (TSX: CDV)
COM DEV International Ltd. designs, manufactures, and distributes space communications and space science products and systems. The company’s products include advanced microwave products for space satellites, such as multiplexers, filters, switches, surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices, signal processors, satellite payloads, and micro-satellite spacecraft.
Enterprise Group, Inc. is a pipeline construction and oilfield maintenance company. The company seeks business in Central and Northern Alberta’s oilfields.
TransGaming Inc. develops software tools for video game developers and publishers. The company offers its customers the technology which allows video games developed for one system to be migrated to another system.
