Topic: How To Invest

Hi Pat: I would value your opinion on Badger Daylighting as an addition to the aggressive portion of my portfolio. Thanks.

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Badger Daylighting, $35.50, symbol BAD on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 12.3 million; Market cap: $436.7 million; www.badgerinc.com), is a North American provider of excavating services that are less destructive than methods that use heavy equipment, such as backhoes. Most of Badger’s customers are in the utility and petroleum industries. Badger makes the truck-mounted Badger Hydrovac, which is its main product. The Badger Hydrovac is mainly used for digging in challenging conditions, such as congested areas. The system uses a pressurized water stream to liquefy the soil cover. A powerful vacuum then removes the soil and stores it in a tank. The company operates through what it calls operating partners in the U.S. and Canada. Badger provides the expertise, trucks and marketing and administration support. The partners deliver the service by operating the equipment and building relationships with customers in their areas. There are currently 289 Badger Hydrovac units operating in Canada and 311 in the U.S. Badger invoices all the…