TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $23.32 - Toronto symbol TIH

TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $23.32 (Toronto symbol TIH; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (

416-667- 5511; www.toromont.com; Shares outstanding: 76.6 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; Dividend yield: 2.2%) continues to report higher sales and earnings. In response, the company has raised its quarterly dividend by 8.3% with the April 2013 payment, to $0.13 a share from $0.12, for a 2.2% annualized yield.

The stock trades at 14.6 times Toromont’s forecast 2013 earnings of $1.60 a share.

Toromont is still a buy.

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