Growth Stocks
Although growth stock picks can be highly volatile, they can make good long-term investments. They may be well-known stars or quiet gems, but they do share one common attribute—they are growing at a higher-than-average rate within their industry, or within the market as a whole, and could keep growing for years or decades.
And keep in mind that we focus on growth stocks, which have a good long-term history and favourable prospects. We downplay momentum stocks that tend to attract many investors simply because they are moving faster than the market averages, but are liable to fall sharply when their momentum fades.
There’s room for growth stock investing in your portfolio, but make sure you follow our TSI Network three-part Successful Investor strategy for your overall portfolio:
- Invest mainly in well-established companies;
- Spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer; Finance; Utilities);
- Downplay or avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight.
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ACI WORLDWIDE $54.45 (Nasdaq symbol ACIW; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (402-334-5101; www.tsainc.com; Shares outstanding: 39.5 million; Market cap: $2.2 billion; No dividends paid) makes software for processing transactions involving credit cards, debit cards, automated teller machines, point-of-sale terminals and interbank payments. Its products also help cut fraud.
In the quarter ended June 30, 2013, ACI’s revenue rose 30.0%, to $208.0 million from $160.0 million a year earlier. That’s mainly due to the contribution from Online Resources Corp., which ACI bought for $126.6 million early this year. The purchase has helped ACI further expand into online banking and bill payments.
Without one-time items, earnings per share dropped to $0.14 from $0.16. The decline was largely due to the cost of integrating acquisitions.
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In the quarter ended June 30, 2013, ACI’s revenue rose 30.0%, to $208.0 million from $160.0 million a year earlier. That’s mainly due to the contribution from Online Resources Corp., which ACI bought for $126.6 million early this year. The purchase has helped ACI further expand into online banking and bill payments.
Without one-time items, earnings per share dropped to $0.14 from $0.16. The decline was largely due to the cost of integrating acquisitions.
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AASTRA TECHNOLOGIES $20.78 (Toronto symbol AAH; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (905-760- 4200; www.aastra.com; Shares outstanding: 11.8 million; Market cap: $245.1 million; Dividend yield: 3.9%) develops and markets products and systems for accessing communication networks, including the Internet. Its technology is centred around business telephone systems and includes products that integrate land lines and mobile phones.
In the three months ended June 30, 2013, Aastra’s sales rose 2.5%, to $150.8 million from $147.1 million a year earlier, as the company’s key markets in Germany and France improved significantly. Earnings per share jumped to $0.21 from $0.13.
Aastra holds cash of $132.5 million, or a high $11.42 a share, and has no long-term debt. It spends a high 11% of its revenue on research.
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In the three months ended June 30, 2013, Aastra’s sales rose 2.5%, to $150.8 million from $147.1 million a year earlier, as the company’s key markets in Germany and France improved significantly. Earnings per share jumped to $0.21 from $0.13.
Aastra holds cash of $132.5 million, or a high $11.42 a share, and has no long-term debt. It spends a high 11% of its revenue on research.
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AIMIA INC. $18.30 (Toronto symbol AIM; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (514-205-7315; www.aimia.com; Shares outstanding: 172.6 million; Market cap: $3.2 billion; Dividend yield: 3.7%) has reached an agreement with TD Bank and CIBC to share its Aeroplan loyalty program.
TD Bank is now the primary credit card issuer for Aeroplan. However, the deal will let CIBC, the former main card issuer, hang on to Aeroplan accounts held by customers who also bank at CIBC. That’s about half the Aeroplan portfolio.
CIBC will receive an upfront payment of $200 million from TD and Aimia. As well, TD will pay CIBC $37.5 million annually for the next three years.
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TD Bank is now the primary credit card issuer for Aeroplan. However, the deal will let CIBC, the former main card issuer, hang on to Aeroplan accounts held by customers who also bank at CIBC. That’s about half the Aeroplan portfolio.
CIBC will receive an upfront payment of $200 million from TD and Aimia. As well, TD will pay CIBC $37.5 million annually for the next three years.
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BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS $32.80 (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (201-714-3000; www.broadridge.com; Shares outstanding: 119.1 million; Market cap: $3.9 billion; Dividend yield: 2.6%) continues to hit all-time highs, but we think the stock still has room to rise.
Broadridge serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing. It processes 90% of all proxy votes in the U.S. and Canada.
In its fiscal 2013 fourth quarter, which ended June 30, 2013, Broadridge’s earnings jumped 61.4%, to $134.6 million from $83.4 million a year earlier. Per-share earnings rose 67.2%, to $1.12 from $0.67, on fewer shares outstanding.
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Broadridge serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing. It processes 90% of all proxy votes in the U.S. and Canada.
In its fiscal 2013 fourth quarter, which ended June 30, 2013, Broadridge’s earnings jumped 61.4%, to $134.6 million from $83.4 million a year earlier. Per-share earnings rose 67.2%, to $1.12 from $0.67, on fewer shares outstanding.
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CISCO SYSTEMS INC. (Nasdaq symbol CSCO; www.cisco.com) is a leading maker of hardware and software that links and manages computer networks. The company’s hardware includes routers, local area network (LAN) and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switches, and server computers. Cisco mainly sells this equipment to large businesses and government agencies....
PASON SYSTEMS (Toronto symbol PSI; www.pason.com) rents equipment for monitoring and managing oil and gas rigs. It also sells communication technology, such as its satellite system, which companies use to remotely collect data from their drilling operations. Pason serves oil and gas producers and drilling contractors throughout Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Argentina and Australia....
Focus on investment quality, and favour growth over momentum, and you’ll improve your chances of success with aggressive stock investing.
CISCO SYSTEMS INC. $24 (Nasdaq symbol CSCO; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 5.4 billion; Market cap: $129.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.7; Dividend yield 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cisco.com) is a leading maker of hardware and software that links and manages computer networks. The company’s hardware includes routers, local area network (LAN) and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switches, and server computers. Cisco mainly sells this equipment to large businesses and government agencies.
The company continues to profit as wireless carriers upgrade their networks to handle rising demand for video and other media. Cisco is also benefiting from a major restructuring plan, which included selling its low-margin consumer products businesses and focusing on more profitable operations, like software.
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The company continues to profit as wireless carriers upgrade their networks to handle rising demand for video and other media. Cisco is also benefiting from a major restructuring plan, which included selling its low-margin consumer products businesses and focusing on more profitable operations, like software.
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ADOBE SYSTEMS INC. $52 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 502.3 million; Market cap: $26.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.1; No dividends paid since June 2005; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.adobe.com) earned $164.4 million, or $0.32 a share, in its fiscal 2013 third quarter, which ended August 30, 2013. That’s down 43.5% from $291.2 million, or $0.58 a share, a year earlier. Revenue fell 7.9%, to $995.1 million from $1.1 billion.
The company is doing a good job of selling its Creative Cloud package of photo-editing and desktop-publishing programs as a subscription service instead of a one-time purchase. It added 331,000 Creative Cloud subscribers during the third quarter, compared to 221,000 in the second quarter. It now has 1.03 million subscribers and should reach its goal of 1.25 million by the end of fiscal 2013.
However, the stock trades at 35.9 times Adobe’s likely 2013 earnings of $1.45 a share. That’s a high p/e ratio for a company that’s shifting to a new business model. As well, its revenue and earnings could suffer if fewer users than expected sign up for the full version of Creative Cloud when their trial periods end.
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The company is doing a good job of selling its Creative Cloud package of photo-editing and desktop-publishing programs as a subscription service instead of a one-time purchase. It added 331,000 Creative Cloud subscribers during the third quarter, compared to 221,000 in the second quarter. It now has 1.03 million subscribers and should reach its goal of 1.25 million by the end of fiscal 2013.
However, the stock trades at 35.9 times Adobe’s likely 2013 earnings of $1.45 a share. That’s a high p/e ratio for a company that’s shifting to a new business model. As well, its revenue and earnings could suffer if fewer users than expected sign up for the full version of Creative Cloud when their trial periods end.
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ABB LTD. ADRs $24 (New York symbol ABB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 2.3 billion; Market cap: $55.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.abb.com) makes transformers, transmission systems and circuit breakers for electrical power utilities. The Switzerland-based company also produces automation systems and robotics that industrial clients use to improve their productivity.
The uncertain economy is hurting equipment orders. However, an acquisition helped push up ABB’s revenue by 5.8% in the three months ended June 30, 2013, to $10.2 billion from $9.7 billion a year earlier. Earnings per ADR rose 13.8%, to $0.33 from $0.29 (each American Depositary Receipt represents one ABB common share).
ABB is a buy....
The uncertain economy is hurting equipment orders. However, an acquisition helped push up ABB’s revenue by 5.8% in the three months ended June 30, 2013, to $10.2 billion from $9.7 billion a year earlier. Earnings per ADR rose 13.8%, to $0.33 from $0.29 (each American Depositary Receipt represents one ABB common share).
ABB is a buy....