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CANADIAN TIRE CORP. (Toronto symbols CTC $197 and CTC.A $135; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 73.5 million; Market cap: $10.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.canadiantire.ca) owns 498 Canadian Tire stores. They sell automotive, household and sporting goods. Franchisees run most of these outlets. Other operations include 296 gas stations and 91 PartSource auto parts stores. New markets have paid off Canadian Tire has acquired two big specialty retailers in the past few years: Mark’s sells casual and work clothing through 380 stores; and the Forzani Group sells sporting goods and athletic wear through 433 stores, including Sport Chek and Sports Experts....
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. $51 (www.rbi.com) is the world’s third-largest fast-food operator, after McDonald’s and Yum Brands, with 15,003 Burger King outlets and 4,413 Tim Hortons stores in 100 countries. Last year, its affiliate in France acquired the Quick burger chain, which has 509 locations in France, Belgium and other parts of Europe....
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SNC-LAVALIN GROUP INC. $47 (www.snclavalin.com) acquired U.K.-based Kentz Corp. for $2.1 billion in August 2014. Kentz sells engineering and construction services to oil and gas firms. The purchase is helping SNC win more contracts in the Middle East....