IoT drives Sierra Wireless

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SIERRA WIRELESS $23.34 (Toronto symbol SW; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (604-231-1100; www.sierrawireless.com; Shares outstanding: 36.0 million; Market cap: $839.8 million; No dividend. paid) makes digital components that connect products to the Internet. This is known as machine-to-machine networking, or the Internet of Things (IoT). In the quarter ended March 31, 2018, the company had sales of $186.9 million. That’s up 15.9% from $161.2 million a year earlier (all figures except share price in U.S. dollars). However, in the latest quarter, Sierra earned $0.09 a share. That’s down from $0.24, a year earlier. First-quarter results reflect higher one-time costs from the integration of Sierra’s latest acquisition, Numerex Corporation. Component supply issues also hurt the company’s profit. Still, the full-year outlook remains positive. Sierra Wireless is a buy. buy…