Gennum
Toronto symbol GND, makes equipment that lets broadcasters store, manipulate and transport video signals without losing picture quality. It also makes chips that improve the speed and reliability of transmissions in computer networks.
GENNUM CORP. $13.50 (Toronto symbol GND; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 35.5 million; Market cap: $477.8 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.5; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.gennum.com) soared 119% in one day after the company accepted a $13.55-a-share takeover offer from U.S.-based Semtech Corp. (Nasdaq symbol SMTC). It’s clear that Semtech shares our high opinion of …read more »
One of the questions we get asked most often is how we’ve managed to recommend so many stocks over the years that get taken over.
Almost invariably, we come back to one key point. We aim to recommend stocks with hidden assets—assets that attract less investor attention than they deserve.
Hidden assets give investors a bargain. They also attract takeover …read more »
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Gennum Corp., Toronto symbol GND, designs chips and other electronic equipment that lets television broadcasters store, edit and transfer video signals without losing picture quality. It also designs chips that make computer networks faster.
In its third quarter, which ended August 31, 2011, Gennum’s sales rose 6.6%, to $36.7 million from $34.4 million a year earlier (all amounts in U.S. dollars). …read more »
GENNUM CORP. $7.09 (Toronto symbol GND; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 35.6 million; Market cap: $252.4 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.gennum.com) makes equipment for TV broadcasters that stores, manipulates and transfers video signals. It also makes chips that make computer networks work more quickly.
On April 6, 2011, Gennum acquired …read more »
Gennum Corp., Toronto symbol GND, makes equipment for TV broadcasters that stores, manipulates and transfers video signals. It also makes chips that make computer networks work more quickly.
Gennum is one of the Canadian stock picks we analyze in The Successful Investor.
On April 6, 2011, Gennum acquired Nanotech Semiconductor Limited for $35.9 million. Based in Bristol, U.K., Nanotech designs chips for …read more »
Nordion and Gennum both face challenges that could hold back their short-term growth. However, both are leaders in their niche markets. That enhances their long-term prospects.
NORDION INC. $11 (Toronto symbol NDN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 67.2 million; Market cap: $739.2 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.1; Dividend yield: 3.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.nordion.com) supplies medical isotopes for cancer …read more »
GENNUM CORP. $7.00 (Toronto symbol GND; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 35.4 million; Market cap: $247.8 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.gennum.com) makes equipment that stores, manipulates and transfers video signals. It also makes chips that improve the flow of data inside computer networks.
In its third quarter, which ended August …read more »
We display a price-to-sales or p/s ratio with every stock we cover in our newsletters, including our flagship publication, The Successful Investor.
Price-to-sales is the ratio you get when you compare a stock’s price to its sales per share (you get sales per share by dividing total annual sales by the number of outstanding shares).
Treat financial ratios like price-to-sales as …read more »
GENNUM CORP. $7.15 (Toronto symbol GND; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 35.4 million; Market cap: $253.1 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; Dividend yield: 2.0%; SI Rating: Average) makes equipment that stores, manipulates and transfers video signals. It also makes chips that improve the flow of data inside computer networks.
In its first quarter, which ended February 28, 2010, …read more »
