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ENERFLEX LTD. $13.10 (Toronto symbol EFX; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (403-387-6377; www.enerflex.com; Shares outstanding: 79.1 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; Dividend yield: 2.6%) rents and sells equipment and services for natural gas production, including compression and processing plants, refrigeration gear and power generators. On June 30, 2014, Enerflex closed its $431-million U.S. acquisition of two businesses owned by privately held Axip Energy Services: an international contract compression and processing subsidiary and a division that provides aftermarket services. In the three months ended September 30, 2015, the company’s revenue fell 5.7%, to $425.2 million from $451.1 million a year earlier. Earnings per share were unchanged at $0.40....
TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $31.62 (Toronto symbol TIH; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-667- 5511; www.toromont.com; Shares outstanding: 77.9 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; Dividend yield: 2.2%) distributes a broad range of industrial equipment, including machinery made by Caterpillar Inc. It also makes refrigeration systems through its CIMCO division. In the three months ended September 30, 2015, Toromont’s sales rose 8.2%, to $505.6 million from $467.4 million a year earlier. Earnings per share 11.5%, to $0.58 from $0.52. Toromont saw stronger demand from customers in construction and agriculture than a year ago, which offset continued weak mining sales. It also cut costs....
DOMINO’S PIZZA $109.22 (New York symbol DPZ; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (734-930-3008; www.dominos.com; Shares outstanding: 54.6 million; Market cap: $6.0 billion; Dividend yield: 1.1%) has opened its first store in Belarus, in the city of Minsk. The outlet’s master franchisee, DPEU Franchising, plans to open more outlets across the country. This new “pizza theatre” store features an openconcept design that lets customers watch their pizzas being made and baked. Belarus is the company’s sixth new market this year. Domino’s now operates in over 80 countries; its international stores supply over half of its sales and about a third of its earnings. The company still has considerable room to grow internationally....
PASON SYSTEMS $19.46 (Toronto symbol PSI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-301-3400; www.pason.com; Shares outstanding: 83.6 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; Dividend yield: 3.5%) rents equipment for monitoring and managing land-based oil rigs. It also provides communication systems that clients use to remotely collect data from their drilling operations. Pason reduced its capital spending by 46.3% this year, to $65 million from $121 million in 2014. It has also cut its staff by 20%. Meanwhile, the company’s balance sheet remains strong, with cash of $198.1 million, or $2.37 a share, and no debt. The stock yields a high 3.5%, and the dividend appears sustainable....