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FEDEX CORP. $81 (New York symbol FDX; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 317.2 million; Market cap: $25.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 0.6%; TSI Network Rating: Average; www.fedex.com) earned $464.0 million, or $1.46 a share, in its fiscal 2012 first fiscal quarter, which ended August 31, 2011. That’s up 22.1% from $380.0 million, or $1.20 a share, …read more »
DIEBOLD INC. $32 (New York symbol DBD; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 64.2 million; Market cap: $2.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 3.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.diebold.com) is a leading maker of automated teller machines (ATMs). It also makes safes, vaults and building-security systems.
To cut its reliance on ATMs, the company now offers more services, …read more »
EBAY INC. $31 (www.ebay.com) saw its earnings per share jump 20% in the three months ended September 30, 2011, to $0.48 from $0.40 a year earlier. These figures exclude unusual items, such as costs to integrate recent acquisitions. Revenue rose 31.9%, to $3.0 billion from $2.2 billion, mainly due to strong growth at its PayPal online payments business. Best Buy.
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INTACT FINANCIAL CORP. $57.06 (Toronto symbol IFC; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (416-341-1464; www.intactfc.com; Shares outstanding: 109.4 million; Market cap: $6.2 billion; Dividend yield: 2.6%) is Canada’s largest provider of property and casualty insurance, based on premiums. Its brands include Intact Insurance, Canada BrokerLink, belairdirect and Grey Power.
Intact has two product lines: its personal products, which contribute 70% of its premiums, include …read more »
LEON’S FURNITURE LTD. $11.94 (Toronto symbol LNF; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (416-243-7880; www.leons.ca; Shares outstanding: 69.9 million; Market cap: $834.6 million; Dividend yield: 3.0%) has built its chain of over 72 furniture stores on its four main strengths: a huge selection of furniture, appliances and electronics; a lowest-price guarantee; strong after-sales service; and aggressive TV, radio and print advertising.
In the three …read more »
WESTJET AIRLINES $12.60 (Toronto symbol WJA; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (1-877-493-7853; www.westjet.com; Shares outstanding: 139.4 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; No dividends paid) has just signed an interline agreement with Dubai’s Emirates airline.
Under these agreements, two airlines cooperate on flights and baggage handling. WestJet has similar arrangements with Air France, China Airways of Taiwan, China Eastern, Alitalia, Korean Air, Australia’s …read more »
TIM HORTONS $49.52 (Toronto symbol THI; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (905-845-6511; www.timhortons.com; Shares outstanding: 161.4 million; Market cap: $8.0 billion; Dividend yield: 1.4%) operates 3,189 coffee-and-donut shops in Canada and 622 in the U.S. Franchisees operate 99.4% of its stores.
Tim Hortons earned $95.5 million in the three months ended July 3, 2011. That’s up 1.5% from $94.1 million a year earlier. …read more »
MOSAID TECHNOLOGIES INC. $42.27 (Toronto symbol MSD; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (613-599-9539; www.mosaid.com; Shares outstanding: 12.1 million; Market cap: $511.5 million; Dividend yield: 2.4%) received a hostile, $38.00-a-share, all-cash takeover offer from Wi-LAN Inc. (symbol WIN on Toronto) on August 17, 2011.
Mosaid Technologies mainly licenses computer chip and telecommunications technology, including patents for technology used in smartphones and laptops.
Wi-LAN has …read more »
BOMBARDIER INC. (Toronto symbols BBD.A $4.10 and BBD.B $4.01; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $6.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 2.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.bombardier.com) is the world’s third-largest commercial-aircraft maker, behind Boeing and Airbus. It is also the world’s largest passenger railcar manufacturer.
In the three months ended July 31, 2011, …read more »
TRANSCONTINENTAL INC. $12 (Toronto symbol TCL.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 81.0 million; Market cap: $972.0 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield: 4.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.transcontinental.com) is the largest commercial printer in Canada, and the fourth-largest in North America. Its printing operations provide two-thirds of its revenue.
The remaining third comes from publishing over 170 newspapers and magazines. …read more »
Aggressive Investing
Aggressive investing stock picks can give you bigger gains than conservative selections. But they can also give you bigger losses. Aggressive stocks tend to be more highly leveraged and more volatile than conservative stocks. This can be caused by many factors, including a higher level of the risk in their industry or particular situation. Pat McKeough looks for aggressive stocks that have hidden value, or value that attracts less investor attention than it deserves. This gives buyers a bargain, and may also attract takeover bids.
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