| VAGUE | 30.320 | Norman Levine | A takeover bid for it. Waiting for the bid to consummate. The company is being bought. | 2008-03-27 | |
| HOLD | 30.250 | Joanne A. Hruska, CFA | Possibly being acquired by First Reserve. There is always a little risk that they will not be able to raise the money but management of both companies are confident the deal will go through. If you own, Hold but watch and possibly sell closer to the takeover date if you are concerned. | 2008-02-22 | |
| BUY | 24.000 | David Cockfield | An international stock. A lot of their business is related to oil. Recent numbers have shown an improvement. A well-run company and a great reputation. | 2007-12-21 | |
| DON'T BUY | 21.950 | David Baskin | Terrific company in terms of its global operations. One of the largest fleets of helicopters in the world. Operating in some very interesting geography. Market seems to be unsure of management. | 2007-03-14 | |
| Comment | 24.950 | Michael Sprung | Internationally, they are probably one of the main oil service companies in providing services to remote and offshore facilities. With the drop in oil prices, business has decreased. If you are long-term holder, the stock will do well again. | 2007-02-20 | |
| HOLD | 24.070 | Robert Floyd | Associated with servicing a lot of the oilrigs. There is a change in management that raises some question marks. Has been a very good company. | 2006-12-19 | |
| DON'T BUY | 24.750 | David Baskin | The founder died and the stock went up. This is never a good sign. Missed their earnings, with great regularity. Has sold all his holdings. | 2006-10-23 | |
| HOLD | 24.500 | Jean-Francois Tardif | They control a substantial part of the market share so it is hard for them to grow substantially, if not by acquisition. Last quarter was weaker than expected so the stock is down. Doesn't see much risk in the stock. | 2006-02-15 | |
| BUY | 26.960 | David Baskin | A great company. Has been forward looking into refocusing its strategy towards the Pacific rim. Now picking up contracts in far flung areas of the Pacific. There are some problems with leverage. A lot of foreign currency exposure. They have the leadership position in the industry, the best aircraft and the best safety record. | 2006-01-19 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 26.270 | David Baskin | (A Top Pick Oct 6/05 Up 15%.) Had earnings which were not overly impressive but likes their outlook. Investing in new aircraft all the time. Balance sheet is a little bit dodgy with quite a bit of debt. | 2005-12-19 | |
| BUY | 24.100 | Bill MacLachlan | Dislikes the dual class structure, but if the company's a good business, he'll hold his nose and buy it. A very well managed company. Should perform very well going forward. | 2005-11-04 | |
| BUY | 24.200 | David Driscoll | Trading in a valuation range of $28.35, so it has some value. Given the general outlook for the resource sector, their business should grow. Looks to be a very cheap price. | 2005-11-03 | |
| TOP PICK | 23.260 | David Baskin | Will stay strong with oil prices over $30. Has an emerging play in South America and a growing play in Asia. Te dominant company in their industry. Trades at only 10 X earnings. | 2005-10-06 | |
| BUY | 24.870 | Norman Levine | Mostly in the oil service business. Has lost a couple of major contracts which hurt the company, but they are in the process of hopefully getting a couple of replacement contracts. This is a good way to play the oil area. | 2005-09-20 | |
| HOLD | 24.960 | David Cockfield | Got a little pricey and has relaxed back. Thinks that money has gone out of it and into oil. The disaster in the Gulf is going to call for a lot more helicopter movement. Anything related to the oil repair/supply business is not a bad place to have your money. | 2005-09-01 | |
| BUY | 24.750 | Norman Levine | The majority of their business is tied into offshore oil platforms. Have lost a couple of good cntracts and haven't replaced them. The stock is in a pause mode right now and this would be a good time to accumulate it. A long term investment in the oil sector. | 2005-08-15 | |
| BUY | 25.090 | David Cockfield | Ran up and has corrected. Have been buying recently. Had a bit of a checkered past which has left a bit of bad taste. | 2005-07-22 | |
| BUY | 24.390 | Michael Smedley | One of the 2 dominant helicopter team suppliers to oil services/drillers, etc. Solid company. Low price earnings are at about 10 or 12 X. | 2005-07-20 | |
| BUY | 25.000 | David Baskin | A good entry point. Has been growing nicely. Its earnings are steady and the company is at a fairly low price to earnings ratio. Lost a contract last week, but not concerned as long as they are not giving up there margins. | 2005-06-23 | |
| STRONG BUY | 25.250 | David Baskin | Down this week because they lost 2 contracts in the North Sea and they gained one. A terrific buy at this price. Good management. Likes their strategy. | 2005-06-09 | |
| BUY | 26.350 | Norman Levine | Sold off after oil had a big run and sold off. A fine way of being in the energy sector. | 2005-06-06 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 25.300 | David Baskin | (A Top Pick Mar 29/05. Down 5%.) Thinks the stock should be at $30. Very reactive to the price of oil. A world class company. Cheap. | 2005-05-24 | |
| TOP PICK | 25.000 | David Baskin | 1.2% dividend. The biggest off shore oil service flying company in the world and management has done a good job. Stock split and the stock has come down 10%. Earnings are terrific. Keep winning new contracts. Thinks oil and oil services is a good long term story. | 2005-05-10 | |
| DON'T BUY | 26.000 | Bill Carrigan | Longer term chart trend lines show a growth channel. Just coming of the top of the growth channel. If you own, take some profits now. | 2005-04-27 | |
| BUY | 26.170 | Gavin Graham | Feels that servicing oil rigs is a great business. Acquire their major rival in the North Sea. Should do really well. | 2005-04-26 | |
| TOP PICK | 53.520 | David Baskin | The biggest helicopter operator for oil fields in the world. Has had a terrific run and might look expensive until you look at the earnings. Trading at only 10/11 X earnings. Earnings are growing very nicely. | 2005-03-29 | |
| BUY | 58.360 | David Baskin | Great jobs with aquisitions. Not an expensive stock in relation to p/e ratio. Likes it. | 2005-02-28 | |
| DON'T BUY | 55.140 | Gordon Higgins, CA, MBA, CFA | All the oil service stocks have ben really strong movers. Just lost a major contract. Be cautious at this time. | 2005-02-09 | |
| BUY | 53.030 | John Zechner | Voting on a stock split. Usually a sign that the stock has performed well and is a good stock. Oil service companies are doing well. | 2005-01-31 | |
| TOP PICK | 50.500 | David Baskin | (A Top Pick Oct 12/04. Up 6%.) Earnings were terrific. Has good margins. Very nice geographical mix. Trades at quite a low multiple. | 2004-12-16 | |
| BUY | 45.000 | Ian Nakamoto | An excellent company. Operates globally. Just made an acquistion and the costs are coming out quickly. A long term hold. | 2004-11-02 | |
| HOLD | 45.710 | Bill Harris | A very clean operating company. No debt. Relatively inexpensive. Long term contracts. Very stable business. Doesn't like the management structure. Fairly valued. | 2004-10-29 | |
| BUY | 47.470 | David Burrows | A great business. The oil service sector has been one of the strongest sectors. Be careful about adding a lot of "oil service sector" to your portfolio. | 2004-10-25 | |
| TOP PICK | 47.160 | David Baskin | A great Canadian success story. Operating globally. Only trading at 12 X earnings. | 2004-10-12 | |
| DON'T BUY | 44.710 | Werner Muehelemann | Performed extremely well over the last year. A strong business case. At the high end of their historical multiples. | 2004-09-07 | |
| DON'T BUY | 44.050 | Peter Brieger | Would prefer other service companies in the oil industry. | 2004-08-04 | |
| BUY | 43.100 | David Burrows | With tight supplies of oil, there is pressure to find new reserves and service companies are performing very well. Great company with strong earnings growth. | 2004-07-20 | |
| BUY on WEAKNESS | 38.200 | Mark Jackson, CFA | Likes the company. Has gotten ahead of itself, but would buy if it dropped to an reasonable price. | 2004-03-15 | |
| VAGUE | 34.000 | Michael Sprung | Holding on to mine. Continued growth infront of them. | 2004-02-09 | |
| DON'T BUY | 28.000 | Fred Pynn | Very dependent on oil industry spending. Very profitable. Haven't shown a lot of growth. Hours flown are slowly declining. Need some new contracts to create some excitement in the stock price. | 2003-11-27 | |
| BUY | 27.750 | Mike Weir | Has a good future in front of it. They have successfully consolidated the helicopter business. Should see increasing rental rates. | 2003-11-25 | |
| BUY | 27.400 | David Baskin | Trades at a low multiple of earnings. The supplier of choice for almost all offshore oil drillers. Well-run. | 2003-10-28 | |
| TOP PICK | 27.120 | Mike Weir | Has had a good track record of growth. There have been concerns about the volume of business they will do in the North Sea. Because of this, the stock has been held back. On a turnaround. At 10 X earnings, a strong buy. | 2003-09-29 | |
| HOLD | 25.500 | Larry Berman CFA, CMT, CTA | Considered overbought at the $32 level. A nice base pattern has appeared around the $22/23 level and you don't want the stock to break below that. | 2003-09-15 | |
| WATCH | 24.350 | Brian Acker, CA | Has a model price of around $43.Competition is creating pricing pressures.If the company could announce a contract or two, it would recognize their model price. | 2003-08-12 | |
| BUY on WEAKNESS | 25.350 | Larry Berman CFA, CMT, CTA | Doesn't seem to be moving. Probably a trade by buying in the low $20's and selling near $30. | 2003-07-21 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 25.550 | David Baskin | (Was a top pick on Apr 4/03. No change.) Still likes. Disappointed in the stock's performance. Company is well run. | 2003-07-08 | |
| DON'T BUY | 25.800 | Bill Carrigan | The charts indicate that this stock will probably disappoint. | 2003-07-02 | |
| BUY | 26.500 | Bruce Campbell | Very cheap at 8 X earnings. Try to buy at $25. | 2003-06-25 | |
| BUY | 27.400 | Gavin Graham | Business is growing. | 2003-06-18 | |
| DON'T BUY | 27.660 | Peter Brieger | Not a fan of class A/B shares in stocks. Management has created some problems. Prefers other forms of well services. | 2003-06-16 | |
| DON'T BUY | 27.150 | Andrew McCreath | A decent company. Some issues on corporate governance. Lost some contracts. Prefers E & P companies rather than service companies in the energy sector. | 2003-06-13 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 27.140 | Michael Sprung | (Was a top pick on Mar 20/03. Up 10%.) Still likes. | 2003-06-12 | |
| BUY | 26.260 | Mark Jackson, CFA | Top line looked fairly good, but a little light. Bottom line was better. Looks cheap. Opportunities for them to grow. | 2003-06-10 | |
| TOP PICK | 26.260 | Nereo Piticco | World wide contracts. Latest quarter numbers were strong. Earnings forcast is strong. | 2003-06-10 | |
| DON'T BUY | 26.500 | Andrew McCreath | Good company, but had problems with investment community over corporate governance as well as losing out to some competition. Strong Cdn$ hurts too. | 2003-05-29 | |
| BUY | 25.700 | Gavin Graham | World leader. Good price. Have to watch the corporate government aspect. | 2003-04-29 | |
| TOP PICK | 26.600 | David Baskin | Not much competition. See's it going back into the $30's. | 2003-04-22 | |
| TOP PICK | 26.800 | Michael Sprung | Lost some contracts, so stock dropped. This is a growth industry. 19% return on investment. Should earn $3 this year and $3.40 next. | 2003-04-15 | |
| BUY | 25.300 | Bill MacLachlan | Has some new competition. Should continue to grow well. A long term hold. At a good price. | 2003-04-04 | |
| TOP PICK | 25.300 | David Baskin | Good margins. | 2003-04-04 | |
| BUY | 23.650 | John Sinkins, CFA | Good cash flow. 8 X next years earnings makes it a good price. | 2003-03-31 | |
| DON'T BUY | 24.500 | Larry Berman CFA, CMT, CTA | May have good support at the $19/20 level. May drop further. | 2003-03-24 | |
| BUY | 24.800 | Mike Weir | Limited competition. Good long term growth. | 2003-03-20 | |
| TOP PICK | 24.800 | Michael Sprung | Good price. 7 X earnings. 6 X cash flow. | 2003-03-20 | |
| TOP PICK | 24.730 | David Baskin | Good contracts. Cheap. Well managed. | 2003-03-19 | |
| WEAK BUY | 24.400 | Nereo Piticco | Prefers other oil services, but a good stock. | 2003-03-18 | |
| TOP PICK | 22.420 | David Baskin | Good price. Solid earnings. | 2003-03-04 | |
| BUY | 24.250 | Ray Steele | A profitable business. Not much debt. Just became listed in the US exchange which should give it more attention. | 2003-02-06 | |
| BUY | 25.250 | David Cockfield | Managament came out with an over generous option plan and have now backed off. Has some new competition. | 2003-01-24 | |
| BUY | 25.900 | Ray Steele | Very profitable business. Low P/E. | 2003-01-17 | |
| DON'T BUY | 25.460 | David Burrows | Has been dropping. Not sure why. | 2003-01-13 | |
| BUY on WEAKNESS | 27.090 | Brian Acker, CA | Buy and sell as a trading stock. Don't buy and hold. Buy at #25. | 2003-01-09 | |
| WAIT | 28.000 | Peter Brieger | Very cheap, but just lost a contract. | 2002-12-30 | |
| BUY | 28.780 | Ted Macklin | Flying at capacity. Some competition is starting to come. | 2002-12-23 | |
| DON'T BUY | 31.300 | Richard Stone | Well run company. At full value now. | 2002-11-05 | |
| BUY | 29.640 | Mike Weir | Great investment. Limited competition. | 2002-11-01 | |
| BUY | 30.700 | Ray Steele | Getting listed on the NYSE will give it a broader following. | 2002-10-15 | |
| DON'T BUY | 33.400 | Glenn Paradis, BA, CFA | A well run company. Oil/gas may drop. Volatile. | 2002-09-12 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 35.400 | Michael Sprung | (Was a top pick on May 14. Up 16%) Still likes. | 2002-09-10 | |
| BUY | 33.100 | David Burrows | Has held up well even when the oil/gas services sector were being hit. | 2002-08-23 | |
| DON'T BUY | 31.000 | David Baskin | Has done very well, but may be a little pricey now. | 2002-07-31 | |
| TOP PICK | 31.200 | Michael Sprung | Had a good move, but has room to grow. Balance sheet is in great shape. Good management. | 2002-05-27 | |
| WEAK BUY | 33.600 | David Baskin | A terrific company. Starting to look a little bit pricey. | 2002-05-21 | |
| BUY | 32.320 | David Burrows | Has grown well. Expects more reliance on North American oil supplies, so there will be mor drilling. | 2002-05-17 | |
| TOP PICK | 30.300 | Michael Sprung | A global operation. Tightly controlled shares. Earnings should be in the mid $2 range. High ROE. | 2002-05-14 | |
| TOP PICK | 28.220 | Bruce Cooper | Only one competitor so can have price increases. Good cash flow and trades at 9 X next years earnings. | 2002-05-02 | |
| DON'T BUY | 26.700 | Mark Jackson, CFA | May be ahead of themselves. Good company. | 2002-05-01 | |
| DON'T BUY | 29.700 | Nereo Piticco | A good business. May be a little high now. | 2002-04-08 | |
| BUY | 28.650 | Brendan Kyne | Should continue to do well. | 2002-04-02 | |
| STRONG BUY | 26.500 | Bruce Cooper | A good business. Not a lot of competition. Good earnings. Trades at 9 X earnings. | 2002-03-21 | |
| BUY | 18.750 | Ian Nakamoto | Good company. Well run. | 2002-02-06 | |
| DON'T BUY | 17.870 | Michael Sprung | Wait for a better price. 4 X book. | 2002-01-17 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 14.950 | Robert Lyon | (Was a top pick on Jun 11 down 37%) Still likes. Fell with the market. | 2001-09-21 | |
| WAIT | 17.550 | David Burrows | Has dropped back in tandem with oil/gas prices. Good earnings. Wait for a move upwards. | 2001-07-16 | |
| HOLD | 17.000 | Gavin Graham | High multiple, but good fundamentals. Oil/gas dependent. | 2001-07-12 | |
| DON'T BUY | 22.850 | Brian Acker, CA | Has done well and its time to take a profit. | 2001-06-15 | |
| TOP PICK | 22.880 | Robert Lyon | Huge up tick in activity. Good earnings. | 2001-06-11 | |
| BUY | 12.500 | Fred Sturm | Likes the oil sector service. | 2001-02-27 | |
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