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| TOP PICK | 2.060 | Irwin Michael, B.Com, MBA | Debt-free and trading below book and breakup value. No debt and sitting on $61 million of cash ($1.60 per share). Have a solar remediation facility in Quebec, which is waiting for several tenders. Have about 16,000 tons of soil to be remediated and will start up operations when they get to 20,000. Looking to make an accretive acquisition. | 2011-09-09 | |
| DON'T BUY | 2.430 | Benj Gallander | 52 week high today. He has followed for years, looked seriously at buying it. Company managed exceedingly smartly. Only operated when they had enough hazardous waste. Momentum players might be interested but not for him. | 2011-07-15 | |
| HOLD | 2.200 | Peter Imhof | Soil remediation. Controversial story in that they were trying to get rid of the management team. Trading 15%-20% over cash. Doesn't see a lot of downside risk. Be patient and see what they do with the cash. | 2011-07-13 | |
| TOP PICK | 2.220 | Irwin Michael, B.Com, MBA | Soil remediation using a heat process. Classic value play. No debt and $1.75 per share in cash. When they are not in operation, there is no revenue but once they get going, which should be soon, they free cash flow like crazy. | 2011-07-08 | |
| DON'T BUY | 1.920 | Jeff Parent B. Eng. FCSI | We are probably going to get a sell signal after today. | 2011-02-01 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 2.120 | Jeff Parent B. Eng. FCSI | (A Top Pick Jan 15/10. Up 16.67%.) | 2011-01-04 | |
| Comment | 1.880 | Peter Imhof | About $1.70 or so in cash and no debt. Recently announced they were in acquisition talks but he hasn’t heard anything since. Upside depends if management can execute a good acquisition. | 2010-12-22 | |
| WAIT | 2.150 | Lesley Marks | Solid management but concerned about lumpiness and lack of diversification. Did an equity offer to raise monies for an acquisition. 80% of the value of the company is now in their cash position so there is very little downside. Currently negotiating an acquisition but would wait to see what this will be. | 2010-11-24 | |
| HOLD | 2.150 | Ron Meisels | Had a huge base during 2008-2009 and then had wonderful ride to the early part of 2010 where it got too far away from its 200-day moving average, so had a correction. Just recently had a little rise indicating there is a good chance it will begin its next leg. Use a Stop Loss. | 2010-11-24 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 1.830 | Peter Imhof | (A Top Pick Feb 11/10. Down 11.21%.) Sold his holdings at about $2.80 but looking at it again because it is close to cash value now. | 2010-09-23 | |
| SELL | 2.140 | Ron Meisels | When it intersected the 200-day moving average, which is where you should have gotten out. | 2010-05-18 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 2.950 | Peter Imhof | (A Top Pick Feb 11/10. Up 43.56%.) | 2010-04-30 | |
| BUY | 3.160 | Jeff Parent B. Eng. FCSI | Based on current levels and breaking into new territories, has the potential to hit $4 before year-end. Exit level would be $2.70-$2.80. | 2010-04-06 | |
| Comment | 2.430 | Bruce Campbell | Treats contaminated waste soil in Quebec. Management had a recent conference call and indicated they were starting a slow recovery | 2010-03-15 | |
| TOP PICK | 2.140 | Peter Imhof | Treats contaminated waste soil in Quebec. No analysts are following this one right now. Came out with phenomenal earnings of $.30 in Q3 and expects similar earnings in Q4 and Q1 and Q2 in 2010. Very cheap at 2 or 3 times earnings. | 2010-02-11 | |
| SPECULATIVE BUY | 1.860 | Benj Gallander | Thought about buying it at about 25 cents. The problem is that they had to shut down some of their waste sites. They future ability to make money is based on more waste continuing to come in. It’s out of favour now. Weary of this one. It could go up from here. | 2010-02-09 | |
| TOP PICK | 1.800 | Jeff Parent B. Eng. FCSI | Burns polluted soil. Earnings are okay and have a fairly decent government contract. Would be cautious if it drops below $1.50. | 2010-01-15 | |
| DON'T BUY | 0.470 | Ben Stadelmann | In the environmental disposal business. Very tricky business to operate. Not sure they will survive. | 2007-04-20 | |
| DON'T BUY | 0.710 | Robert Floyd | Getting close to cash value at this time. Thinks they have opened up their Quebec operations but it is questionable how long they are going to keep it open. | 2006-10-13 | |
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| DON'T BUY | 0.960 | Benj Gallander | Have had a lot of bad news to deal with over the past few years. There may be a change of management. | 2006-10-06 | |
| DON'T BUY | 3.500 | Peter Hodson | Too many problems. Losing money. They have regulatory issues, management issues, financing issues. | 2005-08-23 | |
| DON'T BUY | 3.500 | Veronika Hirsch | Would not buy this stock. Have one plant that is sitting idle and another one that they cannot fill because they don't have enough feed of contaminated earth. Can't imagine how they are going to fix their problems. Have had several quarters where they've had trouble replacing their lost contracts. | 2005-07-27 | |
| DON'T BUY | 4.290 | Michael Smedley | Seems to endlessly get itself into trouble. Has no interest in it. | 2005-01-19 | |
| DON'T BUY | 4.110 | Andrew McCreath | Shorted the stock in the early summer of '04 but covered at around $5. Recently raised more money which gave them a little more life. Very illiquid stock. Management has a tremendous amount of baggage that will have to be dealt with to regain street confidence. A lot of clouds around the operations. | 2005-01-17 | |
| DON'T BUY | 4.370 | Werner Muehelemann | Has some credibility issues. No debt. Coming to a place where they are going to start losing money. | 2004-10-25 | |
| DON'T BUY | 4.550 | Robert Floyd | Outlook is quite murky from the standpoint of their overall operations. | 2004-10-19 | |
| DON'T BUY | 6.450 | Peter Hodson | Some very smart people are shorting the stock. Trust in the company has been lost. Huge risk. | 2004-09-24 | |
| DON'T BUY | 6.930 | Bruce Campbell | Not sure if they will have anything to process. Too much risk. | 2004-08-25 | |
| DON'T BUY | 6.650 | Peter Brieger | Never catch a falling knife and a stock is a falling knife. Being sued by shareholders. | 2004-08-04 | |
| DON'T BUY | 6.940 | Robert Floyd | Has had a couple of rough quarters and would let the dust settle first. A lot of the contracts they got are under question. The analysts are extremely negative on the stock right now. Backlog has been drastically reduced. | 2004-08-03 | |
| HOLD | 15.960 | Ray Steele | Continue to hold. Poised to provide solutions to environmental issues. | 2004-07-12 | |
| TOP SHORT | 16.390 | Andrew McCreath | Believes that the volumes of waste going into the Québec facility during the second quarter will be less than expected and they will lose more money than expected. Doesn't expect the new New Brunswick facility will get running in time. | 2004-07-08 | |
| WAIT | 16.600 | Bruce Campbell | The Québec plant had some weather related problems which messed up 2004 earnings. Now coming back. The New Brunswick plant will be ready in 1 month but won't open for a while. | 2004-07-05 | |
| WAIT | 18.030 | Mark Jackson, CFA | Sold their holdings as they were concerned about the company's ability to get the Belledune facility. Their operating facility has great cash flow. | 2004-05-28 | |
| BUY on WEAKNESS | 18.230 | David Cockfield | Have an excellent product. Some localities where they wanted to build, have objected, but think this is temporary. | 2004-04-26 | |
| BUY on WEAKNESS | 18.310 | Glenn Paradis, BA, CFA | The price is looking more reasonable and would consider at under $15. Wait for the next quarter and look at the commentary on issues they have been facing. | 2004-04-22 | |
| BUY | 16.940 | Bruce Campbell | Market overreacted to last week's news. Undervalued. Buy and put away. | 2004-04-01 | |
| WAIT | 16.480 | Michael Sprung | Stock has come off quite a lot. Not meeting expectations. Returning to interesting levels | 2004-03-30 | |
| WEAK BUY | 23.100 | David Baskin | On the radar screen. Would like exposure to this industry. Not a badly priced Stock. | 2004-03-24 | |
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| DON'T BUY | 23.190 | Glenn Paradis, BA, CFA | Good company, but doesn't see much more upside. You also have to be concerned about the back log in this business. | 2004-03-18 | |
| BUY | 22.340 | Peter Brieger | One of the world's leaders in treating contaminated soil. Likes what he sees. | 2004-03-16 | |
| WATCH | 24.220 | Peter Hodson | Not impressed with the newly signed CEO. We'll watch it to see how he performs. | 2004-02-20 | |
| BUY | 26.950 | Mark Jackson, CFA | Likes the company. Has some great technology. Going forward, has some good opportunities. Trades at about 10 X earnings. | 2004-01-08 | |
| BUY | 21.650 | Bruce Campbell | Having trouble with a town council in New Brunswick, but it is going ahead and construction is in progress. | 2003-11-24 | |
| STRONG BUY | 22.880 | Robert McWhirter | Ranks very well in their model. New plant in New Brunswick is scheduled to open in June. Dirt-cheap. Very strong backlog. | 2003-11-07 | |
| BUY | 24.600 | Bruce Campbell | Because of the large run, sold half of their holdings last week. | 2003-10-16 | |
| BUY on WEAKNESS | 23.000 | Richard Stone | Got their expansion plant in New Brunswick. Expect earnings to smooth out over the next 3 quarters. Would buy on any market correction. | 2003-09-10 | |
| BUY | 19.500 | Mark Jackson, CFA | Likes the story very much for the long-term. Lots of upside from these levels, however in the near term have had a very strong move in the stock and it will probably plateau. Would prefer to buy in the$11/12 range. | 2003-08-27 | |
| WEAK BUY | 18.730 | Brendan Kyne | There are rumors that the Ontario government will be giving approval for applications in the north.Stock has had a nice move and expects it will be a little slower in the near-term.Good long-term hold. | 2003-08-26 | |
| BUY on WEAKNESS | 16.410 | Bruce Campbell | Has done well in the last little while.After the announcement of the New Brunswick plant it might drop a bit.That would be a good entry point. | 2003-08-18 | |
| BUY | 15.810 | Bruce Campbell | Their numbers were good.Has just one another contract. An announcement is expected by the end of the month that they have a construction permit in New Brunswick on a new plant, which should cause the stock to pop a couple of dollars. | 2003-08-11 | |
| BUY | 16.030 | Michael Smedley | Has had some upsets.Has done very well recently.Has some very fine, solid projects to work on. | 2003-08-08 | |
| STRONG BUY | 15.890 | Bruce Campbell | Very close to getting their permit from New Brunswick which basically ensures 65% growth from where they are now. | 2003-07-21 | |
| BUY | 13.980 | Richard Stone | Two additional plants are up for tender. Could see a 50/70% improvement in revenues in 2004. Analysts are calling for $26 and up. | 2003-06-03 | |
| TOP PICK | 14.550 | Bruce Campbell | Fantastic growth. Have to rely on governments which could create delays. No debt and free cash flow. Could double. | 2003-05-21 | |
| BUY on WEAKNESS | 14.600 | Glenn Paradis, BA, CFA | Has some risks, but a pretty reasonable valuation. Has some great economies.Risk is that the plant has to be continually filled. Buy in the $12 range. | 2003-05-20 | |
| TOP PICK | 13.100 | Bruce Campbell | Moving up very well. Huge margins. No debt. Trading at 7/8 X next years earnings. | 2003-04-02 | |
| TOP PICK | 10.750 | Mark Jackson, CFA | Was also a top pick in November. Plant is in full production and they are looking to open another plant in New Brunswick. | 2003-03-25 | |
| TOP PICK | 10.890 | Mike Weir | Good price. Limited competition. Good margins. Good contracts. | 2003-03-20 | |
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| WEAK BUY | 11.240 | Richard Stone | Not a bad entry point. Expect New Brunswick plant will be launched soon. Downside is that they only have one plant at this time. | 2003-01-30 | |
| TOP PICK | 10.700 | Mark Jackson, CFA | Generates free cash flow and earnings. 10 X earnings. Expanding. | 2003-01-07 | |
| TOP PICK | 10.750 | Glenn Paradis, BA, CFA | Good operations. Large cash flow. New contracts. Should come through. | 2003-01-02 | |
| TOP PICK | 10.200 | Glenn Paradis, BA, CFA | Buying in the $7/9 range. Decent earnings. | 2002-10-24 | |
| DON'T BUY | 9.180 | Ben Stadelmann | A startup company, so difficult to assess. | 2002-10-21 | |
| BUY | 7.800 | Mike Weir | Good business. Has cash. Should give a decent return. | 2002-10-02 | |
| WEAK BUY | 8.030 | Mark Jackson, CFA | Lots of opportunities. Should do well in the long term. | 2002-09-23 | |
| DON'T BUY | 7.920 | Mike Weir | Having problems with their kilns so earnings are down. | 2002-09-19 | |
| WEAK BUY | 8.840 | Joe Connolly | Have only 2 clients. In a very new stage. | 2002-09-16 | |
| BUY | 8.750 | Glenn Paradis, BA, CFA | Profitable. Has some good upside. | 2002-09-12 | |
| DON'T BUY | 13.450 | Michael White | A concept stock. A little high now. | 2002-07-16 | |
| BUY | 29.280 | Scott Morrison | Has done well. Good forcasts. Great growth story. | 2002-05-03 | |
| TOP PICK | 28.750 | Robert McWhirter | Earnings are growing. Risk is that the Kirkland Lake deal will be delayed. | 2002-04-19 | |
| WEAK BUY | 26.000 | Robert Floyd | Has had a good run and there is some room for growth. | 2002-04-05 |
