Topic: How To Invest

Q: Hi Pat: What’s your opinion of Norsat International after its recent price jump?

Article Excerpt

A: Norsat International, $10.55, symbol NII on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 5.8 million; Market cap: $61.8 million; www.norsat.com), designs and makes satellite and ground equipment to transmit data, audio and video signals through commercial and military networks. Norsat consolidated its shares on a 1-for-10 basis in January 2015. That move was necessary to get listed on the New York exchange, which sets a minimum trading price of $1 a share. The company’s shares now trade on New York under the symbol NSAT in addition to continuing to trade on Toronto. Norsat’s equipment is designed for remote and rugged conditions. Its users are varied: emergency-services and homeland-security agencies, military organizations, health-care providers, and news organizations. The company’s main customers include the U.S. and Irish defense departments as well as the U.S. Marine Corps, Army, Navy and Air Force. Norsat also provides consulting and engineering services. In the three months ended June 30, 2016, the company’s revenue of $9.0 million was virtually unchanged from a year…