SUWN.OB :

Sunwin Stevia International is involved in the production and distribution of a growing in popularity natural sweetner called Stevia, which is extracted from leaves of a plant. SUWN.OB is the largest publicly held distributor of Stevia with its distribution accounting for 30% of the worlds total. Through their subsidiary OnlySweet  they have been receiving orders from some of the nations largest grocery chains for the natural sweetener and soon should be available in over 30 states in the US. They have recently been approved for distribution in Canada as well.  Surprisingly SUWN is a profitable company that is trading below $1 though i think its very likely that we will see it pass that mark in the future. Analysts expect eps of .03 for 2007 and 100% growth into 2008 with eps of .06 on revenues of $30m. I’ve never tried the stuff but as our generally obese society is looking for easy ways to cut calories Stevia is a safe and natural alternative to using fat inhibiting sweeteners like good ol’ sugar. Similar to the speculative low calorie alternatives to the product Celsius(CSUH) that i’ve been covering. Oh yes, i forgot to mention Stevia is a 0 calorie product, and does not effect blood sugar so it can be used by those with diabetes. Watch out for SUWN in the second 1/2 of 2007.

HOKU : Is the Money Train Over?

HOKU’s been a very speculative stock over the past year as its gained awareness with orders from larger companies. Recently they announced a huge contract with SunTech Solar( STP ) to supply them with polysilicon for 10 years worth an estimated $678 million. Then the speculation continues as a PR was released after yesterdays close of another contract worth up to $185m to a subsidiary of Solar-Fabrik. HOKU seems to be placing a large foot in the door as a supplier of polysilicon products to large solar companies. As we all know sustainable energy is the wave of the future. So stocks like this could be the next big thing someday. HOKU is expecting to report -.37 eps this year with a huge expected jump to 1.06 the year following with a low forward PE of 9.06x compared to the ind average of 22x. Lets keep this on close watch as this money train might not be over.

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