Small cap stocks are often avoided because of the sharp price swings. As well, some investors shy away from these companies due to factors such as unproven business concepts, low liquidity, and an inability to capture significant sales. However many small caps, such as the ones on our list today, have earnings, pay dividends, and trade with little volatility.
Transcontinental Inc. (TSX: TCL.A) – $14.85
Commercial Printing Services
Transcontinental Inc. is a Canada-based printer and provider of media and marketing activation solutions. The Company creates products and services specializing in print and digital media, the production of magazines, newspapers, books and custom content, mass and personalized marketing, interactive and mobile applications, door-to-door distribution and also supplies packaging solutions in the United States. The Company’s brands include TC Transcontinental, TC Media, TC Transcontinental Printing and TC Transcontinental Packaging.
- Market Cap: $1,199,264,544
- Revenues (LTM): $2,052,100,000
- Dividend Payout: 30.8%
- Beta (weekly, 2 year): 0.81
Enerflex Ltd. (TSX: EFX) – $13.55
Oil Related Services and Equipment
Enerflex Ltd. is a Canada-based supplier of natural gas compression, oil and gas processing, refrigeration systems and electric power equipment. The Company also provides in-house engineering and mechanical services. The Company’s in-house resources provide the capability to engineer, design, manufacture, construct, commission and service hydrocarbon handling systems.
- Market Cap: $1,073,574,376
- Revenues (LTM): $1,923,633,000
- Dividend Payout: 28.7%
- Beta (weekly, 2 year): 1.30
Martinrea International Inc. (TSX: MRE) – $13.48
Auto, Truck & Motorcycle Parts
Martinrea International Inc. is a Canada-based company engaged in the production and development of metal parts, assemblies and modules, fluid management systems and complex aluminum products. The Company is focused primarily on the automotive sector. Its product offerings include suspension and chassis metal components, body and structure metal components, aluminum components, chassis modules, fluid & air handling systems and fabricated assemblies.
- Market Cap: $1,156,009,083
- Revenues (LTM): $3,651,683,000
- Dividend Payout: 12.0%
- Beta (weekly, 2 year): 0.96
Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (TSX: ITP) – $19.50
Non-Paper Containers & Packaging
Intertape Polymer Group Inc. operates in the specialty packaging industry in North America. The Company develops, manufactures and sells a variety of paper and film-based pressure sensitive and water activated tapes, polyethylene and specialized polyolefin packaging films, woven coated fabrics and complementary packaging systems for industrial and retail use. It operates in the United States, Canada and other countries. Its products include carton sealing tapes, including pressure sensitive and water activated tapes; industrial and performance specialty tapes, including masking, duct, electrical and reinforced filament tapes; shrink film; stretch wrap; lumberwrap, structure fabrics, geomembrane fabrics, and non-manufactured flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBC).
- Market Cap: $1,163,015,253
- Revenues (LTM): $923,586,701
- Dividend Payout: 74.8%
- Beta (weekly, 2 year): 0.86
Pason Systems Inc. (TSX: PSI) – $21.77
Oil Related Services and Equipment
Pason Systems Inc. is a Canada-based drilling equipment company that provides instrumentation and data management systems for drilling rigs. Its customers include oil and gas companies (Operators) and drilling contractors (Contractors) in Canada, the United States, Australia and Latin America. Its products provide a package of complex services, including data acquisition, well site reporting, remote communications and Web-based information management.
- Market Cap: $1,853,911,304
- Revenues (LTM): $475,500,000
- Dividend Payout: 52.0%
- Beta (weekly, 2 year): 1.10
