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Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund, $18.51, symbol BPF.UN on Toronto, (Units outstanding: 20.4 million; Market cap: $379.8 million; www.bpincomefund.com) holds certain trademarks and trade names used by Boston Pizza International at its Boston Pizza restaurants in Canada (but not including the U.S. and Mexico). The trademarks are licensed to Boston Pizza International for 99 years, for which Boston Pizza International pays the fund 4% of the franchise revenues of the 372 Boston Pizza restaurants in Canada. The fund first sold units to the public at $10 each and began trading on Toronto in July 2002. The fund’s royalty income grows from rising same-store sales, and from the opening of new Boston Pizza restaurants in Canada. Over the last year, Boston Pizza opened 12 new restaurants in Canada and closed six, raising its total to 372 from 366....
Qualcomm Inc., $52.03, symbol QCOM on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 1.5 billion; Market cap: $78.1 billion; www.qualcomm.com) makes computer chips that are mainly used in cellphones and other mobile devices. The company owns the dominant wireless network standard in the U.S.—CDMA, or code division multiple access. But Qualcomm also makes chips that are widely used outside of North America. That technology is based on the GSM (global system for mobile communications) standard. Qualcomm is a “fabless” company; that is, it doesn’t own any chip fabrication factories. Instead, it designs its chips and relies on other companies to make them. That business model cuts the company’s capital spending needs, but adds to its risk, particularly if the suppliers deliver chips late or with defects....
Atwood Oceanics, $9.41, symbol ATW on New York (Shares outstanding: 64.8 million; Market cap: $631.5 million; www.atwd.com), currently has 11 deepwater oil-drilling rigs, and is constructing two ultra-deepwater rigs. Atwood operates mostly in foreign waters, with rigs working off the coast of West Africa, Australia and elsewhere. Atwood’s revenue has grown steadily over the last five years, along with oil and gas prices. It has climbed from $645.1 million in fiscal 2011 (years ended September 30) to $1.4 billion in 2015. Profits rose as well, from $271.7 million, or $4.20 a share, to $432.6 million, or $6.70 a share. In its fiscal 2016 first quarter ended December 31, 2015, Atwood’s revenue and earnings fell. Revenue declined 12.5%, to $307.8 million from $351.7 million a year earlier. The company earned $39.1 million, or $0.60 a share, in the latest quarter. That’s down 15.4% from $46.2 million, or $0.72 a share....
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