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A: WSP Global Inc., $40.00, symbol WSP on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 99.7 million; Market cap: $4.0 billion; www.wspgroup.com), is a consultant on engineering projects for public- and private-sector clients around the world. It employs about 34,000 people, mainly engineers, technicians, scientists, environmental experts and architects. It has more than 500 offices across 40 countries. WSP has a long history of using acquisitions to expand. As a result, its revenue soared from $651.0 million in 2011 to $6.1 billion in 2015. Mainly due to the costs of integrating these new businesses, the company’s earnings fell from $1.91 a share (or a total of $50.1 million) in 2011 to $1.15 a share (or $46.3 million) in 2012. Earnings then rose to $1.38 a share (or $71.7 million) in 2013. They then dropped again to $0.98 a share (or $62.8 million) in 2014....
A: Broadcom Ltd., $153.72, symbol AVGO on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 390.3 million; Market cap: $60.9 billion; www.broadcom.com), took its current form on February 1, 2016. That’s when Singapore-based Avago Technologies Ltd. acquired Broadcom for $37 billion in cash and shares. As a result, Broadcom shareholders now own about 32% of the combined company. Following the merger, Avago changed its name to Broadcom. However, it continues to use the AVGO trading symbol. The new company specializes in chips for use in wired networks, wireless communications, enterprise storage and industrial applications. Its products go into devices such as TV set-top boxes, cable modems, high-speed networks, mobile phones and GPS devices....
A: Savaria Corp., $7.29, symbol SIS on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 32.6 million; Market cap: $227.8 million; www.savaria.com), makes products for people with limited mobility. The company has two main businesses: Accessibility (87% of revenue) makes stairlifts, platform lifts and elevators for homes and businesses....
J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO., $61.88, New York symbol JPM, is the largest banking firm in the U.S., with assets of $2.4 trillion. In the three months ended March 31, 2016, Morgan earned $5.5 billion, or $1.35 per share. That’s a 6.7% drop from $5.9 billion, or $1.45, a year earlier. Even so, earnings beat the consensus forecast of $1.26 a share. Revenue fell 3.0%, to $24.1 billion from $24.9 billion, but that also beat the consensus forecast of $23.4 billion....