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A: Morneau Shepell Inc., $33.06, symbol MSI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 64.6 million; Market cap: $2.1 billion; www.morneaushepell.com), is the largest Canadian firm providing human resource consulting and outsourcing services....
A: Vermillion Energy Inc., $19.27 symbol VET on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 155.0 million; Market cap: $2.9 billion; www.vermilionenergy.com), is a Canadian-based oil and gas company with operations in this country, the U.S., France, Australia, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands.
In the quarter ended June 30, 2019, its output jumped 27.8%, to 103,003 barrels of oil equivalent per day (45% natural gas and 55% oil) from 80,625 a year earlier.
Of that production, 59% was in Canada, 10% in France, 9% in the Netherlands, 8% in Ireland, 6% in Australia, 4% in Germany and 4% in the U.S....
In the quarter ended June 30, 2019, its output jumped 27.8%, to 103,003 barrels of oil equivalent per day (45% natural gas and 55% oil) from 80,625 a year earlier.
Of that production, 59% was in Canada, 10% in France, 9% in the Netherlands, 8% in Ireland, 6% in Australia, 4% in Germany and 4% in the U.S....
A: The Horizons Seasonal Rotation ETF, $22.15, symbol HAC on Toronto (Units outstanding: 13.1 million; Market cap: $290.2 million; www.horizonsetfs.com), is an example of an ETF that shows a wide disparity between its holding and the investments that the sales literature describes.
For example, this ETF aims to tactically spread and move around its holdings between stocks, fixed-income investments, commodities and currencies based on historically demonstrated seasonal trends....
For example, this ETF aims to tactically spread and move around its holdings between stocks, fixed-income investments, commodities and currencies based on historically demonstrated seasonal trends....
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. $87 (New York symbol BAX; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 510.6 million; Market cap: $44.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.0; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.baxter.com) makes a variety of medical devices, including intravenous pumps and kidney-dialysis equipment....
QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP. $157 (New York symbol KWR; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares o/s: 13.3 million; Market cap: $2.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.3; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.quakerchem.com) closed its acquisition of rival Houghton International Inc....
INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. $109 (New York symbol IFF; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares o/s: 106.6 million; Market cap: $11.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.5; Divd. yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.iff.com) completed its acquisition of Frutarom, an Israeli firm that makes 70,000 flavouring products in October 2018....
WYNDHAM DESTINATIONS INC. $43 (New York symbol WYND; Cyclical-Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares o/s: 99.9 million; Market cap: $4.3 billion; Divd. yield: 4.2%; Divd. Sustainability Rating: Above Average, www.wyndhamdestinations.com) is the world’s largest vacation ownership and exchange company....
A: Mainstreet Equity Corp., $64.36, symbol MEQ on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 9.4 million; Market cap: $603.8 million; www.mainst.biz), owns 326 properties with a total of 12,333 apartment units, mainly in Western Canada.
In the three months ended June 30, 2019, the company’s revenue rose 18.4%, to $34.7 million from $29.3 million a year earlier....
In the three months ended June 30, 2019, the company’s revenue rose 18.4%, to $34.7 million from $29.3 million a year earlier....
A: BMO International Dividend ETF, $19.68, symbol ZDI on Toronto (Units outstanding: 15.0 million; Market cap: $295.2 million; www.bmo.com), aims to provide exposure to a yield-weighted portfolio of dividend-paying companies in developed markets outside of North America....
Furniture and appliance retailing is a high-profit-margin business, but it’s tied to housing sales as well as consumer confidence. Both can vary from province to province. Right now Leon’s diversification across Canada cuts its risk compared to Quebec-focused BMTC....