SmallcapPower Article Today, we have shortlisted 11 Canadian stocks across sectors which have registered positive earnings surprise by beating the consensus earnings estimates of analysts polled by Bloomberg during the first quarter of 2014. These stocks have reported strong growth in sales and earnings during the quarter with strong operating margins and provide high return on equity (ROE). We note that during the past three months, a majority of these stocks have accumulated gains with daily average trading volumes in excess of 100,000 shares.
Company Name
|
Exchange
|
Ticker
|
Market Cap
(C$ BN)
|
Last Price
|
Average Volume
(1-Month)
|
Price Change
(1-Month)
|
Sales Growth*
(Y-o-Y)
|
Sales Surprise
|
EPS Growth*
(Y-o-Y)
|
EPS Surprise
|
Operating Margin*
|
Return On Equity
|
Linamar Corp
|
LNR
|
TSX
|
3,996.9
|
61.69
|
234,969
|
2.7%
|
23.2%
|
+6.9%
|
64.0%
|
+25.9%
|
10.5%
|
20.2%
|
Tricon Capital Group Inc
|
TCN
|
TSX
|
711.4
|
7.85
|
377,539
|
1.6%
|
195.6%
|
+53.6%
|
52.2%
|
+83.3%
|
77.2%
|
18.5%
|
Raging River Exploration Inc
|
RRX
|
TSX
|
1,936.6
|
10.80
|
1,151,537
|
7.1%
|
136.3%
|
+2.6%
|
250.0%
|
+18.2%
|
50.0%
|
18.4%
|
Questor Technology Inc
|
QST
|
TSXV
|
111.0
|
4.35
|
320,461
|
9.0%
|
86.9%
|
+4.4%
|
76.5%
|
+7.1%
|
29.6%
|
17.2%
|
Canadian Energy Services & Technology Corp
|
CEU
|
TSX
|
2,282.8
|
33.67
|
349,252
|
3.8%
|
54.9%
|
+7.1%
|
70.6%
|
+6.5%
|
13.5%
|
13.9%
|
Emera Inc
|
EMA
|
TSX
|
4,832.9
|
34.01
|
327,152
|
-0.1%
|
64.6%
|
+48.8%
|
53.8%
|
+45.5%
|
30.2%
|
13.7%
|
Sandvine Corp
|
SVC
|
TSX
|
518.4
|
3.45
|
504,954
|
-5.2%
|
26.0%
|
+8.9%
|
341.7%
|
+42.9%
|
24.7%
|
13.6%
|
CCL Industries Inc
|
CCL/B
|
TSX
|
3,569.5
|
103.16
|
103,422
|
-1.5%
|
67.7%
|
+10.3%
|
52.5%
|
+25.1%
|
13.5%
|
11.9%
|
Western Energy Services Corp
|
WRG
|
TSX
|
820.6
|
11.07
|
281,744
|
3.8%
|
64.7%
|
+9.3%
|
40.0%
|
+9.0%
|
25.1%
|
8.7%
|
Strad Energy Services Ltd
|
SDY
|
TSX
|
183.7
|
4.93
|
101,375
|
10.8%
|
16.0%
|
+7.7%
|
266.7%
|
+33.3%
|
10.6%
|
6.5%
|
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp
|
AQN
|
TSX
|
1,679.8
|
8.12
|
682,651
|
-0.5%
|
77.7%
|
+21.0%
|
77.8%
|
+25.0%
|
16.1%
|
3.9%
|