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Enghouse Systems, $51.84, symbol ESL on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 26.3 million; Market cap: $1.4 billion; www.enghouse.com), operates through two divisions. Interaction Management (which supplies 70% of total revenue) sells software for managing call centres, while the asset-management business (30% of revenue) provides engineering programs used by utilities, computer and telecommunications companies around the world. In the three months ended April 30, 2015, Enghouse’s revenue rose 25.0%, to $68.7 million from $55.0 million a year earlier, largely due to contributions from acquisitions....
Semafo, $3.35, symbol SMF on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 294.1 million; Market cap: $985.2 million, www.semafo.com), is a Canadian mining company that produces and explores for gold in western Africa. Semafo operates the Mana mine in Burkina Faso, which includes the high-grade Siou and Fofina deposits. To add growth prospects, the company completed its $138.2-million acquisition of Orbis Gold earlier this year. Orbis’s Natougou project, also in Burkina Faso, holds as much as 1.1 million ounces of gold. Semafo is now conducting a feasibility study on the economics of building a mine at the site. Orbis also owns the Nabaga project, 250 kilometres south of Natougou....
Skechers USA, $156.20, symbol SKX on New York (Shares outstanding: 42.1 million; Market cap: $8.1 billion; www.skechers.com), designs and markets casual, active and rugged footwear for men, women and children. Its wholesale customers include department and specialty stores. The California-based company also owns 362 stores in the U.S. and 87 in other countries. International distributors own another 589, while Asian joint ventures own 87. Skechers continues to benefit from the trend toward less expensive casual-athletic footwear. Over the past couple of years, running shoe preferences have shifted from a specialized product to less expensive styles that can be worn any time and almost anywhere—including the office, shopping or social occasions. This trend is sometimes called “athleisure.”...
Two energy exploration stocks for conservative investors—we give Peyto the edge over Bonavista right now thanks to its more secure dividend.