| HOLD | 24.440 | David Taylor, MBA, CFA | Geothermal play. Was very attractive when gas prices were $12-$13. The shine came off when gas prices dropped. Thinks gas will go significantly higher so geothermal is the way to go. Very attractive dividend. | 2008-01-10 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 21.810 | Michael Smedley | (A Top Pick May 10/06. Up 27.9%.) Fabulous low-energy user. Hold. | 2007-05-01 | |
| HOLD | 21.000 | Michael Smedley | Geothermal heating for homes. There is a high installation cost but is virtually cost free to run. Revenues have been rising significantly, but got hit by a US housing scare. Probably a takeout candidate. | 2007-03-23 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 26.520 | Peter Hodson | (A Top Pick Sept 22/06. Up 14.1%.) Slow and steady. Doing geothermal heating for house applications. | 2006-12-28 | |
| HOLD | 26.030 | David Taylor, MBA, CFA | Geothermal heat pumps. Have continued to increase and pay dividends. Not cheap any more. | 2006-12-18 | |
| TOP PICK | 23.230 | Peter Hodson | WFI Industries is involved with geothermal heating and cooling for residential and commercial application. It is managed well and has a 30% ROE. It is a good long term investment. | 2006-09-22 | |
| BUY | 23.900 | Michael Smedley | One of your best in the world anti-energy stocks. Pipes in the ground heating your house. | 2006-08-24 | |
| TOP PICK | 17.260 | Michael Smedley | Installs geothermal heaters into properties at very high expense, but after that you have no energy costs. | 2006-06-16 | |
| BUY | 17.200 | David Taylor, MBA, CFA | Manufacture geothermal heat pumps. With energy costs high, this company is picking up a lot of market share. Nice dividend yield. | 2006-06-14 | |
| TOP PICK | 16.990 | Michael Smedley | Geothermal heating and cooling by laying pipes underground for houses. Downside is the initial expense of $5,000 to $10,000 but the savings are large. A very small cap so tread carefully. Just about the only totally genuine anti-energy company. People for earnings and revenue progress. | 2006-05-10 | |
| BUY | 12.600 | Michael Smedley | Gets its heat frrom the ground and could be an alternative or hedge to oils. | 2005-11-18 | |
| BUY | 10.680 | David Taylor, MBA, CFA | Have issued special dividends and continues to pay a 4.5% dividend yield. Makes geothermal heat pumps. A bit of a margin squeeze because of rising copper prices. Cheap. | 2005-08-29 | |
| STRONG BUY | 11.110 | David Taylor, MBA, CFA | In the geo thermo heat pumps and when energy prices are high, people look for other ways to repalce it. An illiqid stock. Has grown 14% a year. Increased its dividend. No debt. Off everybody's radar screen. | 2005-04-25 | |
| PAST TOP PICK | 9.250 | David Taylor, MBA, CFA | (A Top Pick June 22/04. Up 6%.) Have raised its dividend. No debt. Good management. With higher gas prices, people are replacing with geothermal heat pumps. | 2005-02-02 | |
| TOP PICK | 8.480 | David Taylor, MBA, CFA | Trading at about 9 X earnings. No debt and $60 million cash. 6% dividend yield. Great demand, especially with higher energy costs, for geothermal heat pumps. Not widely covered. | 2004-06-22 | |
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