Opinions
Peter Hodson
ZCL Composites Inc.
ZCL-T
COMMENT
Jun 06, 2017
Stock price when the opinion was issued
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Fluid storage tanks for the oil sector. Fundamentally, the balance sheet looks pretty good. However, they recently had a quarter that wasn't good. They missed their targets. Their revenue outlook didn't have much positive going on. Also, the CEO is retiring. He doesn't see a whole lot to like in the short and medium term. He would move on from this stock and return when the outlook improves.
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