MBT
MANITOBA TELECOM SERVICES INC. (Toronto symbol MBT; www.mts.ca) has over 1.3 million telephone and wireless customers in Manitoba. This business now accounts for 54% of the company’s revenue.
The remaining 46% comes from its Allstream division, which provides integrated telephone, Internet and other communication services to businesses across Canada.
In the three months ended September 30, 2011, Manitoba Tel’s revenue fell …read more »
MANITOBA TELECOM SERVICES INC. $31 (Toronto symbol MBT; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 65.2 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 5.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mtsallstream.com) has been upgrading its wireless and Internet networks in the past few years. That’s helping attract new customers for its wireless, high-speed Internet and Internet-based TV services. The company …read more »
MANITOBA TELECOM SERVICES INC. $34.01 (Toronto symbol MBT; Shares outstanding: 64.7 million; Market cap: $2.3 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.0%; www.mts.ca) gets 53% of its revenue from its MTS division, which mainly sells traditional and wireless telephone services to consumers in Manitoba. The remaining 47% comes from its Allstream division, which sells communication services to businesses across Canada.
In …read more »
MANITOBA TELECOM SERVICES INC. $29.86 (Toronto symbol MBT; Shares outstanding: 64.7 million; Market cap: $1.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.7%; www.mts.ca) gets 53% of its revenue from its MTS division, which mainly sells traditional and wireless telephone services to consumers in Manitoba. The remaining 47% comes from its Allstream division, which sells communication services to businesses across Canada.
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Canada’s big telephone companies face strong competition from cable companies and new entrants in the wireless market. However, their traditional phone businesses continue to provide strong cash flows. That’s letting them upgrade their networks, and maintain or increase their dividends.
BCE INC. $35 (Toronto symbol BCE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 752.3 million; Market cap: $24.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: …read more »
TELUS CORP. $43.80 (Toronto symbol T.A; Shares outstanding: 335.6 million; Market cap: $14.7 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.8%; www.telus.com) expects its revenue to rise between 1% and 4% in 2011. As well, its earnings per share should rise 9% to 22%, to between $3.50 and $3.90. The stock now trades at 11.8 times the midpoint of that …read more »
Yesterday on TSI Network, we gave you our stock trading advice on Aastra Technologies (symbol AAH on Toronto), one of the investments we recommend in our new free report, “Tax-Loss Selling: 7 Christmas Stocks That Could Give You Huge Gains in the New Year.”
Today, we analyze another company that could soar in the wake of tax-loss selling season, Manitoba …read more »
MANITOBA TELECOM SERVICES INC. $27.55 (Toronto symbol MBT; Shares outstanding: 64.7 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; SI Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 6.2%) fell as low as $24.71 after it cut its quarterly dividend by 34.6% in early August, to $0.425 a share from $0.65. The shares have since recovered. The new annual rate of $1.70 yields 6.2%.
The company is the …read more »
TRANSALTA CORP. $20.17 (Toronto symbol TA; Shares outstanding: 218.8 million; Market cap: $4.4 billion; SI Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.8%) dropped 5% following the federal government’s June 23 announcement that it plans to phase out coal-fired power plants by around 2025. TransAlta uses coal to generate 57% of its power.
Under the proposals, TransAlta would have to close its coal-fired plants …read more »
MANITOBA TELECOM SERVICES INC. $28.34 (Toronto symbol MBT; Shares outstanding: 64.7 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; SI Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 9.2%) gets 52% of its revenue from its MTS division, which mainly sells traditional and wireless telephone services to consumers. The remaining 48% of its revenue comes from its Allstream business-communications division.
In the three months ended March 31, 2010, …read more »
