Topic: How To Invest

Hi Pat. I’d like to get your take on DragonWave Inc. Thanks.

Article Excerpt

DragonWave Inc., $9.33, symbol DWI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 36.1 million; Market cap: $337.1 million), makes equipment that wirelessly transmits broadband voice, video and other data. This lets customers send and receive data in locations that have not been reached by fibre-optic telecommunication networks. The company first sold shares to the public for $3.95 each, and began trading in April 2007. In the three months ended August 31, 2009, DragonWave’s revenue jumped to a record $35.5 million from $10.6 million a year earlier. Earnings were $6.3 million, or $0.22 a share, compared to a loss of $1.7 million, or $0.06 a share, a year earlier. DragonWave spends around 12% of its revenue on research. As of August 31, it held cash of $21.3 million, or $0.59 a share, and had no debt. The company has since raised a further $75 million U.S. in a share issue. The company gets around 60% of its revenue from U.S.-based Clearwire Corp. (symbol CLWR on…