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MENTOR GRAPHICS $19.74 (Nasdaq symbol MENT; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (503-685-7000; www.mentor.com; Shares o/s: 117.5 million; Market cap: $2.3 billion; Divd. yield: 1.1%) makes systems that improve the design of electronic products and speed up their development. Its systems are used in a range of industries. The auto business is one of the company’s biggest growth areas because of the shift from mechanical to electronic systems: electronics now make up roughly 40% of a car’s cost. In the three months ended January 31, 2016, Mentor’s revenue fell 23.2%, to $337.3 million from $439.1 million a year earlier....
AMAZON.COM $574.27 (Nasdaq symbol AMZN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (206- 266-1000; www.amazon.com; Shares outstanding: 470.8 million; Market cap: $271.7 billion; No dividends paid) continues to build its own shipping network. The company has now finalized a deal to lease 20 Boeing 767 cargo jets from Air Transport Services Group. The new fleet will reduce Amazon’s reliance on carriers such as United Parcel Service and FedEx. The jets will give Amazon direct control over an estimated 15% of the packages it ships in the U.S. each year....
EXTENDICARE INC. $9.57 (Toronto symbol EXE; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (905-470-5534; www.extendicare.com; Shares outstanding: 88.0 million; Market cap: $825.7 million; Dividend yield: 5.0%) owns 62 long- and short-term senior-care facilities that can house 8,464 residents. It manages another 54 residences that are home to 6,426 seniors. Extendicare also operates 47 ParaMed Home Health Care branches in six provinces. ParaMed’s 10,900 staff members provide nursing care and other forms of assistance to clients who live in their homes. In late 2014, the company sold its 156 U.S. facilities for $231.1 million U.S. Extendicare has now deployed the cash from the sale....
STUART OLSON INC. $6.15 (Toronto symbol SOX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (780-454-3667; www.stuartolson.com; Shares outstanding: 26.4 million; Market cap: $159.6 million; Dividend yield: 7.8%) mainly operates in Western Canada, with both government and private sector clients. Its services include building construction, commercial and industrial electrical contracting, earthmoving and industrial insulation. In the three months ended December 31, 2015, the company’s revenue fell 22.6%, to $283.1 million from $364.5 million a year earlier. The decline came from lower activity in the Alberta oil sands and across the province. The company is also phasing out less profitable industrial projects. Before one-time items, Stuart Olson earned $2.1 million, or $0.08 a share. That’s up sharply from $1.2 million, or $0.05, a year earlier. The growth reflects the company’s focus on higher-profit activities. It ended the quarter with a backlog of $1.96 billion, down 1.3% from $1.99 billion....