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Undiscovered Gems In Canada Featuring These 3 Promising Stocks

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In the last week, the Canadian market has been flat, but it is up 19% over the past year with earnings forecasted to grow by 15% annually. In this promising environment, identifying stocks with strong fundamentals and growth potential can be key to uncovering hidden opportunities.

Top 10 Undiscovered Gems With Strong Fundamentals In Canada

NameDebt To EquityRevenue GrowthEarnings GrowthHealth Rating
TWC Enterprises6.74%10.99%25.68%★★★★★★
Reconnaissance Energy AfricaNA15.28%7.58%★★★★★★
Jaguar Mining1.19%5.49%5.12%★★★★★★
Taiga Building ProductsNA6.05%10.50%★★★★★★
Tenaz EnergyNA33.64%50.62%★★★★★☆
Mako Mining22.90%38.12%54.79%★★★★★☆
Pizza Pizza Royalty15.66%3.64%3.95%★★★★☆☆
Firm Capital Mortgage Investment57.73%9.38%5.91%★★★★☆☆
Queen's Road Capital Investment7.20%22.14%22.20%★★★★☆☆
Genesis Land Development53.32%25.58%47.05%★★★★☆☆

Click here to see the full list of 43 stocks from our TSX Undiscovered Gems With Strong Fundamentals screener.

Below we spotlight a couple of our favorites from our exclusive screener.

Freehold Royalties (TSX:FRU)

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Freehold Royalties Ltd. focuses on acquiring and managing royalty interests in crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, and potash properties across Western Canada and the United States with a market cap of CA$2.19 billion.

Operations: Freehold Royalties Ltd. generated CA$323.04 million from its oil and gas exploration and production revenue segment. The company’s market cap stands at CA$2.19 billion, reflecting its significant presence in the industry.

Freehold Royalties, a smaller player in the oil and gas sector, reported net income of CAD 39.3 million for Q2 2024, up from CAD 24.26 million a year ago. The company trades at 57.5% below its estimated fair value and has high-quality earnings despite negative earnings growth (-5.9%) over the past year compared to the industry average (-36.7%). Its debt level remains satisfactory with a net debt to equity ratio of 24.6%.

TSX:FRU Earnings and Revenue Growth as at Sep 2024
TSX:FRU Earnings and Revenue Growth as at Sep 2024

Hammond Power Solutions (TSX:HPS.A)

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★★

Overview: Hammond Power Solutions Inc., along with its subsidiaries, specializes in designing, manufacturing, and selling a variety of transformers across Canada, the United States, Mexico, and India with a market cap of CA$1.71 billion.

Operations: Hammond Power Solutions generates CA$754.37 million in revenue from the manufacture and sale of transformers. The company has a market cap of CA$1.71 billion.

Hammond Power Solutions, a small cap player in the electrical industry, has shown impressive growth with earnings increasing by 12.3% over the past year, outpacing the industry's 6.5%. The company’s debt to equity ratio has significantly improved from 27.7% to 5% over five years, indicating better financial health. Recent quarterly results revealed CAD 197.21 million in sales and CAD 23.59 million net income, up from CAD 172.45 million and CAD 13.33 million respectively a year ago, highlighting robust performance and profitability.

TSX:HPS.A Debt to Equity as at Sep 2024
TSX:HPS.A Debt to Equity as at Sep 2024

Westshore Terminals Investment (TSX:WTE)

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★☆

Overview: Westshore Terminals Investment Corporation operates a coal storage and unloading/loading terminal at Roberts Bank, British Columbia, with a market cap of CA$1.49 billion.

Operations: Westshore Terminals Investment Corporation generates revenue primarily from its transportation infrastructure segment, which brought in CA$379.34 million. The company has a market cap of approximately CA$1.49 billion.

Westshore Terminals Investment has shown robust earnings growth of 36.4% over the past year, far outpacing the Infrastructure industry's 10.1%. The company is debt-free and boasts high-quality earnings. Despite being dropped from multiple S&P/TSX indices recently, Westshore continues to offer value with a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.3x, below the Canadian market average of 15.2x. For Q2 2024, revenue reached C$105.62M while net income stood at C$34.61M.

TSX:WTE Earnings and Revenue Growth as at Sep 2024
TSX:WTE Earnings and Revenue Growth as at Sep 2024

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