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Sun Life Financial Inc. and Manulife Financial Corp. each offers a combination of solid earnings growth, ongoing share repurchases, and impressive dividend yields.
Groupe Dynamite Inc. is a high‑quality specialty retailer with gains ahead.
Teck Resources Ltd. is a solid bet on higher copper prices with its big merger winning approvals
Toromont Industries Ltd. should see continued earnings growth thanks to its leading market share and Canada’s plan to increase spending on infrastructure projects.
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“You get what you pay for” is a worthwhile tidbit of investment advice. But to profit from it, you have to understand how to apply it.
The adage should come to mind whenever you come across a stock that seems extraordinarily low-priced. For example, suppose you find a stock with a P/E (per-share price-to-earnings) ratio of, say, 6.0, at a time when seemingly comparable stocks are selling at P/Es of 12.0 or 15.0.
The you-get-what-you-pay-for rule tells you there’s always a reason for an unusually low P/E—just as there is for an unusually high dividend yield.
With doubts about earnings, this lower price shows up in a below-average P/E ratio. (The P/E is lower than average because “P” is the numerator or upper figure in the ratio.)
With doubts about dividends, this lower price shows up in an above-average dividend yield. The formula for dividend yield is D (dividend)/P (stock price). The yield goes up because the P or price is depressed and it is the denominator or lower figure in the ratio.
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The adage should come to mind whenever you come across a stock that seems extraordinarily low-priced. For example, suppose you find a stock with a P/E (per-share price-to-earnings) ratio of, say, 6.0, at a time when seemingly comparable stocks are selling at P/Es of 12.0 or 15.0.
The you-get-what-you-pay-for rule tells you there’s always a reason for an unusually low P/E—just as there is for an unusually high dividend yield.
With doubts about earnings, this lower price shows up in a below-average P/E ratio. (The P/E is lower than average because “P” is the numerator or upper figure in the ratio.)
With doubts about dividends, this lower price shows up in an above-average dividend yield. The formula for dividend yield is D (dividend)/P (stock price). The yield goes up because the P or price is depressed and it is the denominator or lower figure in the ratio.
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Scotia Global Dividend Fund is a mutual fund that invests in dividend-paying stocks worldwide.
Its top holdings are Citigroup, UBS Group AG, Wells Fargo & Company, Nestlé SA, Procter & Gamble, Roche Holdings AG, Novartis AG, Mondelez International, Apple and Bayer AG.
Scotia Global Dividend Fund’s geographic breakdown includes the U.S., 48.7%; Switzerland, 11.2%; Canada, 9.7%; the U.K., 9.0%; and Germany, 3.3%.
The fund’s MER is 2.64%. It yields 2.2%.
The Scotia Global Dividend Fund holds mostly large-capitalization multinational companies. We don’t see any particular advantage in investing solely in the world’s biggest stocks, and we have no reason to believe the fund’s managers can create any such advantage. With that in mind, we see little appeal in exposing yourself to a 2.64% MER, so we don’t recommend the Scotia Global Dividend Fund.
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Its top holdings are Citigroup, UBS Group AG, Wells Fargo & Company, Nestlé SA, Procter & Gamble, Roche Holdings AG, Novartis AG, Mondelez International, Apple and Bayer AG.
Scotia Global Dividend Fund’s geographic breakdown includes the U.S., 48.7%; Switzerland, 11.2%; Canada, 9.7%; the U.K., 9.0%; and Germany, 3.3%.
The fund’s MER is 2.64%. It yields 2.2%.
The Scotia Global Dividend Fund holds mostly large-capitalization multinational companies. We don’t see any particular advantage in investing solely in the world’s biggest stocks, and we have no reason to believe the fund’s managers can create any such advantage. With that in mind, we see little appeal in exposing yourself to a 2.64% MER, so we don’t recommend the Scotia Global Dividend Fund.
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Madalena Energy, $0.32, symbol MVN on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 542.1 million; Market cap: $176.2 million; www.madalenaenergy.com), is a Canadian oil and gas producer that mainly operates in Argentina, though it also has a presence in Alberta. Prior to June 2014, the company’s Argentine operations consisted of about 450 barrels of oil equivalent per day of production from one concession at Coiron Amargo. In June 2014, Madalena acquired all of the outstanding shares of Gran Tierra Energy’s Argentine business unit for $59.2 million. The company is now focused on four areas: the Loma Montosa oilfield, the Vaca Muerta shale, the Lower Agrio shale and the Mulichinco field, which is rich in natural gas liquids....
Multi-well pad drilling (or “octopus” drilling) is now common practice among major oil firms and is actively used by a number of companies we recommend, including Encana, Devon Energy, Cimarex, Pengrowth and Imperial Oil.
Traditionally, a company has needed a pad or land site for each well it drilled. However, multi-pad drilling lets producers drill as many as 50 wells from a single pad.
Here’s how the technology works: producers set up a well pad and then install a multi-well rig. The drill from that rig then literally “crawls” on hydraulic tentacles to numerous drill locations within its range. When drilling at each location is completed, it takes just two hours for the rig to move to a new location. With traditional horizontal drilling methods, it takes about five days to move from pad to pad and start drilling a new well.
The practice of placing several wells on one pad has many benefits:
Traditionally, a company has needed a pad or land site for each well it drilled. However, multi-pad drilling lets producers drill as many as 50 wells from a single pad.
Here’s how the technology works: producers set up a well pad and then install a multi-well rig. The drill from that rig then literally “crawls” on hydraulic tentacles to numerous drill locations within its range. When drilling at each location is completed, it takes just two hours for the rig to move to a new location. With traditional horizontal drilling methods, it takes about five days to move from pad to pad and start drilling a new well.
The practice of placing several wells on one pad has many benefits:
- It reduces the impact of drilling multiple wells, which is especially important in populated areas.
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