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GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO. $32.22 (Nasdaq symbol GT; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (330-796-2122; www.goodyear.com; Shares outstanding: 269.6 million; Market cap: $8.8 billion; Dividend yield: 0.7%) is the world’s largest tire maker, with 50 plants in 22 countries.

In the three months ended June 30, 2015, Goodyear’s revenue fell 10.4%, to $4.17 billion from $4.66 billion a year earlier. The rising U.S. dollar cut the contribution from the company’s foreign sales (particularly in Europe and Brazil) by $401 million.

Excluding one-time items, earnings rose 1.8%, to $229.0 million, or $0.84 a share, well ahead of the consensus estimate of $0.74. A year earlier, the company earned $225.0 million, or $0.80 a share.

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CHESAPEAKE ENERGY $7.34 (New York symbol CHK; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (405-848-8000; www.chk.com; Shares outstanding: 665.1 million; Market cap: $5.2 billion; No dividends paid) has eliminated its dividend to conserve cash in the face of low oil and gas prices. The company had been paying a quarterly dividend of $0.0875 a share. The cut will save it $240 million a year.

As well, Chesapeake will spend $3.5 billion to $4.0 billion on exploration and development in 2015, down from its earlier estimate of $4.0 billion to $5.0 billion. It spent $5.8 billion in 2014.

The stock now trades at just 1.3 times the company’s annual cash flow of $5.52 a share, based on the latest quarter.

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STANTEC INC. $31.87 (Toronto symbol STN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (780-917-7288; www.stantec.com; Shares outstanding: 94.0 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; Dividend yield: 1.3%) sells a range of consulting, project-delivery, design and technology services. Its clients operate in a variety of industries, including oil and gas, transportation and construction.

In the three months ended June 30, 2015, Stantec’s acquisitions and the stronger U.S. dollar boosted its revenue by 12.0%, to $593.9 million from $530.3 million a year ago. However, earnings fell 2.6%, to $43.2 million, or $0.46 a share, from $44.3 million, or $0.47. The decline came from fewer oil and gas projects and the cost of integrating recently purchased firms.

Meantime, Stantec continues to grow through acquisitions. One of its latest is VI Engineering, a 30- person electrical-engineering firm based in Houston. VI’s clients include MidAmerican Energy, Statoil, Public Service Electric and Gas, Valero Refining, Bayer and Enterprise Products Partners.

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MITEL NETWORKS $10.41 (Toronto symbol MNW; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk)(613-592-2122; www.mitel.ca; Shares outstanding: 120.0 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; No dividends paid) develops and markets products centred on business telephone systems, including technology that integrates land lines and mobile phones. The company also offers call centre and videoconferencing products.

In the three months ended June 30, 2015, Mitel’s revenue rose slightly, to $292.3 million from $291.7 million a year earlier (all figures except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars).

Earnings per share fell 14.3%, to $0.18 from $0.21, as the stronger dollar lowered the value of the company’s international sales. However, the latest earnings matched the consensus estimate.

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ACI WORLDWIDE $22.65 (Nasdaq symbol ACIW; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative)(402- 390-7600; www.tsainc.com; Shares outstanding: 117.8 million; Market cap: $2.7 billion; No dividends paid) reported revenue of $265.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2015, up 4.3% from $254.8 million a year earlier. The company earned $0.26 a share, up sharply from $0.12. Cost-cutting measures helped improve the latest quarterly results.

ACI’s growth by acquisition has increased its goodwill and intangible assets to $1.0 billion, or a high 37.0% of its market cap.

The company is well positioned to benefit from the global shift toward online payments. However, the stock trades at a high 30.2 times ACI’s forecast 2015 earnings of $0.75 a share. Any major problems integrating its acquisitions could sharply cut that estimate.

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FAIR ISAAC CORP. $87.87 (New York symbol FICO; TSINetwork Rating: Average)(415-472-2211; www.fairisaac.com; Shares outstanding: 31.1 million; Market cap: $2.8 billion; Dividend yield: 0.1%) makes FICO Scores, the program that dominates the market for software businesses use to evaluate customer creditworthiness. Fair Isaac also profits by selling programs that help credit card issuers control fraud and analyze cardholders’ spending patterns.

In its fiscal 2015 third quarter, which ended June 30, 2015, Fair Isaac’s revenue rose 5.9%, to $209.3 million from $197.6 million a year earlier. Sales at its applications division (61% of the total) fell 2.1% on weaker demand for marketing and fraud-detection software. However, sales of credit-scoring programs (27%) jumped 23.0%, while sales of analytics software (12%) gained 18.1%.

The company earned $32.3 million, up 10.3% from $29.2 million. Earnings per share jumped 20.5%, to $1.00 from $0.83, on fewer shares outstanding. Fair Isaac spends around 12% of its revenue on research, which lets it produce innovative products that keep it ahead of the competition.

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BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS $55.76 (New York symbol BR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (201-714-3000; www.broadridge.com; Shares outstanding: 119.9 million; Market cap: $6.7 billion; Dividend yield: 2.2%) serves the investment industry in three main areas: investor communications, securities processing and transaction clearing. The company processes 90% of all proxy votes in the U.S. and Canada.

Without one-time items, Broadridge earned $171.5 million in its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter, which ended June 30, 2015. That’s up 18.6% from $144.6 million a year earlier. Earnings per share rose 20.7%, to $1.40 from $1.16, on fewer shares outstanding.

Revenue gained 4.9%, to $929.6 million from $885.9 million. The company continues to add new clients and is doing a good job of holding on to existing ones. Recurring fee revenue rose 7% in the latest quarter and accounted for 65% of the total.

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DOREL INDUSTRIES $34.73 (Toronto symbol DII.B; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (514-934- 3034; www.dorel.com; Shares outstanding: 32.3 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; Dividend yield: 4.6%) makes a number of items, including readyto- assemble home and office furniture; juvenile products, such as car seats, strollers, high chairs, toddler beds and cribs; and sporting goods, mainly bicycles.

In the three months ended June 30, 2015, Dorel’s sales rose 2.1%, to $669.6 million from $655.8 million a year earlier (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars).

Even with the higher sales, earnings fell 16.2%, to $16.6 million, or $0.51 share, from $19.8 million, or $0.61 a share. The high U.S. dollar cut $0.23 a share from the company’s international earnings.

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WESTJET AIRLINES $24.67 (Toronto symbol WJA; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk)(1-877-493-7853; www.westjet.com; Shares outstanding: 125.8 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; Dividend yield: 2.3%) serves 93 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe. Its fleet of 107 modern Boeing 737s are 30% more fuel efficient than older jets.

In June 2013, the company launched WestJet Encore, its Canadian regional airline. This business now operates 22 Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop planes, which seat 78 passengers.

The Canadian airline market remains highly competitive, especially with Air Canada expanding its Rouge budget airline to serve more leisure destinations in Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico and the U.S. However, WestJet is now taking delivery of its Boeing 767 widebody aircraft. That will let it compete with Air Canada internationally; it could add more cities in Europe, as well as South America or Asia.

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HOME CAPITAL GROUP INC. $32 (Toronto symbol HCG; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 70.2 million; Market cap; $2.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.9; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.homecapital.com) caters to borrowers who don’t meet the stricter standards of traditional banks, such as the self-employed and recent immigrants with limited credit histories. The stock fell 20% after the company said it sold $1.29 billion of new home mortgage loans in the second quarter of 2015, down 15.7% from $1.53 billion a year earlier. Home Capital sells most of these loans through independent mortgage brokers, and it has cut ties with some of them over concerns about inaccurate loan applications. In all, these brokers supplied 15% of the company’s new mortgages....

BCE INC. $55 (Toronto symbol BCE; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 841.9 million; Market cap: $46.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 4.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.bce.ca) is Canada’s largest telephone provider, with 7.0 million customers in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces. It also has 3.3 million highspeed Internet users and 2.7 million TV subscribers. This business supplies 57% of BCE’s revenue. The company also sells wireless services (31% of revenue) to 8.1 million customers across Canada, and its Bell Media segment (12%) owns CTV Television, specialty channels and radio stations. In the three months ended March 31, 2015, BCE’s overall earnings rose 12.6%, to $705 million from $626 million a year earlier. But per-share profits gained just 3.7%, to $0.84 from $0.81, on more shares outstanding. Revenue rose 2.8%, to $5.24 billion from $5.10 billion....

LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD. $67 (Toronto symbol L; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 412.6 million; Market cap: $27.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.loblaw.ca) announced that 13,600 unionized employees at 69 of its Ontario supermarkets have voted to accept a six-year labour contract. The deal includes wage increases and new pension protections. The company continues to benefit from the recent closure of Target’s 133 Canadian stores, as well as its 2014 acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart. Even so, the grocery business remains highly competitive, particularly in Ontario. This new labour deal cuts Loblaw’s risk. Loblaw is a buy.

TRANSCANADA CORP. $51 (Toronto symbol TRP; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 708.9 million; Market cap: $36.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.5; Dividend yield: 4.1%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.transcanada.com) still hopes its Keystone XL pipeline will be approved, even though Alberta’s new NDP government has withdrawn the province’s support for the project. Keystone XL would pump crude from Alberta’s oil sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Meanwhile, the company has improved its efficiency and adopted new technologies, both of which are helping it pump more oil through its existing Keystone pipeline between Alberta and refineries in Illinois. TransCanada recently freed up 10,000 to 15,000 barrels on this 590,000-barrel-a-day line. Long-term contracts account for 90% of Keystone’s current capacity, so the extra space will help TransCanada meet demand for urgent shipments. TransCanada is a buy.

BOMBARDIER INC. (Toronto symbols BBD.A $1.99 and BBD.B $1.90; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $3.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.2; Dividend suspended in February 2015; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.bombardier.com) is down 52% since the start of 2015, mainly due to rising costs and delays to develop its new CSeries passenger jet. In addition, lower oil prices have diminished the main appeal of this plane—that it’s 20% more fuel-efficient than comparable models. What’s more, Bombardier’s new management team is reviewing its Global business jet program, which could postpone the planned launch of new models in 2016 and 2017. Bombardier recently raised $3.1 billion U.S. by selling new shares and notes. It also plans to sell shares in its transportation division, which makes passenger railcars. These moves should give it enough resources to finish the CSeries. Bombardier expects to begin delivering this new aircraft in 2016....

TELUS CORP. $45 (Toronto symbol T; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 605.5 million; Market cap: $27.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 3.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.telus.com) is Canada’s second-largest wireless carrier, after Rogers Communications, with 8.2 million subscribers. Wireless now supplies 55% of Telus’s revenue and 66% of its earnings. The remaining 45% of revenue and 34% of earnings come from its wireline division, which serves 3.1 million traditional phone customers in B.C., Alberta and eastern Quebec. This business also has 1.5 million Internet users and 937,000 TV clients. Telus’s revenue rose 22.6%, from $9.8 billion in 2010 to $12.0 billion in 2014. Earnings gained 45.0%, from $983 million in 2010 to $1.4 billion in 2014. Per-share profits rose 51.0%, from $1.53 to $2.31, on fewer shares outstanding. Cash flow per share improved 24.4%, from $4.30 to $5.35....

SAPUTO INC. $30 (Toronto symbol SAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 392.9 million; Market cap: $11.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.saputo.com) is Canada’s largest producer of dairy products, including milk, butter and cheese. The company also operates dairies in the U.S., Australia and Argentina. In its 2015 fiscal year, which ended March 31, 2015, Saputo’s sales rose 15.4%, to $10.7 billion from $9.2 billion in 2014. That’s mainly due to Australian dairy producer Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory; Saputo paid $449.6 million for 87.92% of this business in February 2014. Warrnambool’s contribution helped offset lower cheese prices in fiscal 2015....

RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $28 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 317.9 million; Market cap: $8.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.9; Dividend yield: 5.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 290 shopping centres in Canada, including 15 under development. These holdings account for 84% of the trust’s rental revenue. The remaining 16% comes from 48 malls in the U.S. Former tenant Target Canada recently abandoned 26 stores in RioCan’s malls, representing 1.9% of the trust’s annual rental revenue. So far, RioCan has found new tenants for eight former Target outlets. It hopes to fill the other 18 in the next few months, but it will probably have to remodel them to handle two or more tenants....

MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $24 (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 143.1 million; Market cap: $3.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.1; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaf.ca) is Canada’s largest food-processing company. It mainly sells its products, including fresh and prepared meats and poultry, under the Maple Leaf and Schneider brands. The company will soon complete a seven-year restructuring that mainly involves closing older plants and shifting their operations to newer facilities. However, it will take several months for the new plants to reach full capacity and increase Maple Leaf’s earnings. Even so, the company expects to increase its gross profit margin to 10% in 2015 from just 0.5% in 2014. The stock has gained 23% since the start of the year and now trades at a somewhat high 31.6 times the $0.76 a share Maple Leaf will likely earn in 2015. The $0.32 dividend yields 1.3%....