Quant Snapshot: Sierra Wireless (TSX:SW)

THE NUMBERS

1. Price to sales: 0.39

As of Q1 2009 Sierra Wireless had 31.03 million shares outstanding. The price as of July 24, 2009 was C$6.80. This gives The Company a market capitalization of $211.04 million. In the trailing four quarters, sales totaled $536.77 million.

2. Cash to Market Cap: 55%

As of Q1 2009 reported cash and short term investments was $115.58 million. The price as of July 24, 2009 was C$6.80 giving Sierra Wireless a market cap of $211.04 million

3. Debt to market Cap: 0.01%

As of Q1 2009 reported long term debt was $310,000. Market cap was $211.04 million.

4. Trailing Three year growth rate: 78%

Sales totaled $107.14 million in 2005. Sales grew to $567.31 million in 2008.

5. Enterprise Value to Sales: 0.18

Enterprise Value as of July 24, 2009 is $95.8 million based on a market cap of $211.04 million plus $310,000 in long term debt reported Q1 2009, minus cash and short term investments of $115.58 million. Sales in the trailing four quarters were $536.77 million.

All financial information about Sierra Wireless is gleaned from their filings with the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR)
All calculations are based on The Company’s closing share price as of close July 24, 2009: $6.80