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ZHONGPIN INC. $14.94 (Nasdaq symbol HOGS; SI Rating: Extra Risk) (086-10-8286-1788; www.zpfood.com; Shares outstanding: 34.7 million; Market cap: $518.8 million; No dividends paid) is a China-based company that processes meat and other foods. Zhongpin specializes in pork and pork products, as well as fruit and vegetables. It sells 358 meat products, including chilled pork, frozen pork and prepared meats, as …read more »
TETHYS PETROLEUM $1.85 (Toronto symbol TPL; SI Rating: Speculative) (416-572-2065; www.tethyspetroleum.com; Shares outstanding: 188 million; Market cap: $347.7 million; No dividends paid) is producing and exploring for oil and natural gas in the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
Tethys’ properties in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan produce about 5 million cubic feet of gas and 1,670 barrels of oil per …read more »
CANALASKA URANIUM $0.10 (Toronto symbol CVV; SI Rating: Start-up) (1-800-667-1870; www.canalaska.com; Shares outstanding: 171.6 million; Market cap: $16.3 million; No dividends paid) plans to consolidate its shares on a 1-for-10 basis. That will lower its shares outstanding from about 171.6 million to 17.2 million.
Companies typically cut back their shares to make them more attractive to institutional or other large …read more »
LINAMAR CORP. $20 (Toronto symbol LNR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 64.7 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 0.6%; SI Rating: Extra Risk) gets about 90% of its revenue by selling transmissions and other parts to several carmakers. The company also makes self-propelled, scissor-type elevating work platforms under the Skyjack name, plus …read more »
SHAWCOR LTD. $27 (Toronto symbol SCL.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 70.6 million; Market cap: $1.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.9; Dividend yield: 1.1%; SI Rating: Average) gets 90% of its revenue by making sealants and coatings that protect oil and natural-gas pipelines from corrosion. The remaining 10% comes from making electrical wire and protective sheaths.
In the …read more »
In the latest issue of The Successful Investor, we’ve updated our buy/sell/hold advice on grocery retailer Metro Inc. (symbol MRU.A on Toronto).
Metro: An aggressive pick that matured into a stock more suitable for conservative investing
Metro is a good example of a stock that has graduated from Stock Pickers Digest, our newsletter for aggressive investors, to The Successful Investor, which focuses …read more »
ARBOR MEMORIAL SERVICES INC. $24 (Toronto symbol ABO.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 10.6 million; Market cap: $254.4 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 1.8%; SI Rating: Average) owns 41 cemeteries, 26 crematoria, five reception centres and 82 funeral homes in eight provinces.
In Arbor’s third quarter, which ended July 25, 2010, its earnings rose 8.5%, to $6.4 million, …read more »
THE WESTAIM CORP. $0.56 (Toronto symbol WED; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 580.6 million; Market cap: $325.1 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.5; No dividends paid; SI Rating: Speculative) completed its $286.3-million purchase of Montreal-based Jevco Insurance Co. on March 26, 2010. Jevco sells insurance to high-risk drivers, as well as owners of motorcycles, snowmobiles and recreational vehicles.
Westaim earned $5.5 …read more »
METRO INC. $45 (Toronto symbol MRU.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 105.8 million; Market cap: $4.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 1.5%; SI Rating: Average) operates roughly 660 grocery stores in Quebec and Ontario. Its major banners include Metro, Metro Plus, Super C and Food Basics. As well, Metro operates 267 drug stores, including 81 inside its …read more »
ISHARES FTSE/XINHUA CHINA 25 INDEX FUND $40.30 (New York Exchange symbol FXI; buy or sell through brokers) is an ETF that aims to track the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index, which is made up of the 25 largest and most liquid Chinese stocks. All of the stocks in the index trade on the Hong Kong exchange. Some also trade as American …read more »
