Topic: How To Invest

Dear Pat: I would welcome your opinion on EnWave. Their new technology appears promising and reportedly is beginning to find interested buyers.

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EnWave Corp., $1.18, symbol ENW on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 46.5 million; Market cap: $54.9 million), develops technology that dehydrates food and health products. Its main clients are in the pharmaceutical and food-preparation businesses. The company faces competition from existing dehydration technologies, such as freeze drying. As well, there are currently other alternatives under development. Moreover, the company must win industry acceptance, something that is especially difficult in the pharmaceutical business. Then, it needs to add contracts to generate positive cash flow and profits. However, EnWave has enough cash to sustain its losses as it markets its technology. Plus, it has recently made a number of sales to clients in Central America, South America, California and B.C. EnWave Corp. is okay to hold, but only for highly aggressive investors. ..