The companies on today’s list currently have analyst EPS targets that are much larger than what the company has reported over the previous fiscal year. Such estimates might not be significant on an absolute basis, however, the progression of a company to grow earnings at a triple and quadruple digit rate is quite phenomenal.
EXFO Inc. (TSX: EXF) – $4.14
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
EXFO Inc. is a provider of test and service assurance solutions for network operators and equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry. The Company offers core-to-edge solutions that assess the performance and reliability of converged, Internet Protocol (IP) fixed and mobile networks. The Company’s test and service assurance solutions specifically target high-growth market opportunities related to increasing bandwidth and improving quality of experience on next-generation networks: 3G, 4G/LTE (long-term evolution), wireless backhaul, small cells and distributed antenna systems (DAS), 100G network upgrades and fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)/fiber-to-the-curb (FTTC)/fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) deployments.
- Market Cap: $92,031,542
- Revenue (LTM): $262,731,096
- Analyst EPS Upgrade: 1,883.5%
- Analyst EPS Estimate (CFY): $0.22
SunOpta Inc. (TSX: SOY) – $12.69
Food Processing
SunOpta Inc. is a global company operating businesses focused on healthy products portfolios. The Company specializes in the sourcing, processing and packaging of natural, organic and specialty food products. It operates in three segments: Global Ingredients, Consumer Products and Opta Minerals. It sources organic and non-genetically modified (non-GMO) crops from growers and suppliers.
- Market Cap: $856,330,737
- Revenue (LTM): $1,394,412,257
- Analyst EPS Upgrade: 1,410.3%
- Analyst EPS Estimate (CFY): $0.50
Ag Growth International Inc. (TSX: AFN) – $50.20
Heavy Machinery & Vehicles
Ag Growth International Inc. is a Canada-based company engaged in the business of grain handling, storage and conditioning market. It is a manufacturer of portable and stationary grain handling, storage and conditioning equipment, including augers, belt conveyors, storage bins, handling accessories and aeration equipment. Its divisions include Batco Manufacturing (specialty crop belt conveyors), Wheatheart Manufacturing (grain handling equipment), Westfield Industries (portable grain augers), Edwards Group (Grain Guard and Keho brand aeration, grain drying and storage equipment), Hi Roller (enclosed belt conveyors), Twister (galvanized grain bins), Union Iron (material handling and storage equipment), Applegate Livestock Equipment (livestock equipment), Mepu (grain-drying systems), Franklin Enterprises (custom manufacturing), Tramco (bulk material handling equipment) and Airlanco (air management systems) and Rem (grain vacs).
- Market Cap: $726,596,812
- Revenue (LTM): $403,126,000
- Analyst EPS Upgrade: 888.7%
- Analyst EPS Estimate (CFY): $3.03
CRH Medical Corp. (TSX: CRH) – $4.21
Medical Equipment, Supplies & Distribution
CRH Medical Corporation is a North American company focused on providing physicians with innovative products for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. The Company’s distribution strategy focuses on physician education, patient outcomes, and patient awareness. CRH creates meaningful relationships with physicians. The Company’s first, and currently only, product, the CRH O’Regan System, is a single use, disposable, hemorrhoid technology that is safe and highly effective in treating hemorrhoid grades I – IV. CRH utilizes its Web-based platform to connect doctors with patients, as well as educating its install base of physicians.
- Market Cap: $286,311,018
- Revenue (LTM): $23,525,847
- Analyst EPS Upgrade: 468.6%
- Analyst EPS Estimate (CFY): $0.20
WiLan Inc. (TSX: WIN) – $3.08
Communications & Networking
Wi-LAN Inc. (WiLAN) is an intellectual property licensing company that develops, acquires, licenses and enforces a range of patented technologies, which are utilized in products in the communications and consumer electronics markets. The Company also manages intellectual property and licenses the patented technologies to corporations. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary WiLAN Labs, develops technologies related to 4G broadband wireless networks. These solutions optimize the deployment of mobile networks at a time when demand for bandwidth-intensive multimedia data traffic is high. The Company generates revenue by licensing its patents to companies that sell products utilizing technologies including Wi-Fi, WiMAX, Long-Term Evolution (LTE), Code division multiple access (CDMA), Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS), Bluetooth and V-Chip.
- Market Cap: $368,400,508
- Revenue (LTM): $106,451,708
- Analyst EPS Upgrade: 431.5%
- Analyst EPS Estimate (CFY): $0.49
