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Alaris Royalty Corp., $29.36, symbol AD on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 36.3 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; www.alarisroyalty.com), lends money to private businesses in exchange for royalties or distributions. Its goal is to generate stable cash flows in order to provide its shareholders with dividend payments. Since 2004, Alaris has provided over $595 million in funding to clients. They pay monthly distributions, and the company adjusts these rates annually based on certain criteria. Those include changes in a client’s gross sales or profits. Alaris currently collects distributions from 16 private businesses. Recent client additions include: Planet Fitness, which has 38 gyms in Maryland, Tennessee and Florida; Texas-based construction firm DNT; Sandbox, a Chicago-based advertising and marketing firm; Providence Industries, a California-based operator of clothing stores; Kimco Services, a janitorial company with more than 375 customers; and Federal Resources, which sells protective equipment for working with dangerous chemicals and radioactive materials....
Bird Construction Inc., $12.21, symbol BDT on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 42.5 million; Market cap: $515.3 million; www.bird.ca), focuses on projects in a number of markets, including industrial, commercial, institutional, civil construction and mining. The company began operating 96 years ago in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Today, it has offices in St. John’s, Halifax, Saint John, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Bird’s industrial projects supplied 51% of its 2015 revenue, and include work in the petrochemical, oil sands, and wastewater-treatment sectors....
Canfor Corp., $14.50, symbol CFP on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 132.8 million; Market cap: $1.9 billion; www.canfor.com), is a leading North American producer of softwood lumber. It has 5.8 billion board feet of annual capacity located across Western Canada and the Southeastern U.S. Lumber accounts for 70% of Canfor’s total sales. The remaining 30% comes from its 51.9% stake in Canfor Pulp Products Inc., symbol CFX on Toronto. This business makes pulp and paper products. The U.S. is the company’s largest market (53% of its 2015 revenue), followed by Asia (31%), Canada (12%), Europe (2%) and other countries (2%)....
Exchange Income Corp., $29.88, symbol EIF on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 27.6 million; Market cap: $820.1 million; www.exchangeincomecorp.ca), operates in two main areas: aviation and manufacturing. The aviation business (76% of its 2015 revenue) serves communities in Manitoba, Ontario and Nunavut through regional airlines. They include Perimeter Aviation, Keewatin Air, Calm Air International, Bearskin Lake Air Service, Custom Helicopters and Regional One. The manufacturing business (24% of revenue) includes WesTower Communications Canada (a maker and installer of wireless communication towers), Jasper Tank, Overlanders Manufacturing, Water Blast Manufacturing and Stainless Fabrication....