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A: Stamps.com, $250.70, symbol STMP on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 17.9 million; Market cap: $4.5 billion; www.stamps.com), is the leading provider of online postage and shipping software, with over 725,000 customers.
Those clients mainly use its Internet-based services to mail and ship postcards, envelopes, flats and packages....
Those clients mainly use its Internet-based services to mail and ship postcards, envelopes, flats and packages....
A: Dream Global REIT, $14.82, symbol DRG.UN on Toronto (Units outstanding: 177.0 million; Market cap: $2.7 billion; www.dream.ca/global), is a Canadian real estate investment trust that invests in commercial properties in Europe, particularly in Germany and the Netherlands.
Dream Global has interests in 257 commercial properties for a total of 19.5 million square feet of leasable area....
Dream Global has interests in 257 commercial properties for a total of 19.5 million square feet of leasable area....
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP. $13 (Toronto symbol AQN; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 472.1 million; Market cap: $6.1 billion; Dividend yield: 5.1%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.algonquinpower.com) operates through two main businesses: The Generation Group produces and sells electricity from 35 clean energy facilities across North America; and the Distribution Group provides regulated electricity, natural gas, water distribution and wastewater collection services.
The company will increase its quarterly dividend by 10.0% with the July 2018 payment....
GENERAL MILLS INC. $42 (New York symbol GIS; Income-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 592.9 million; Market cap: $24.9 billion; Dividend yield: 4.7%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.generalmills.com) is one of the world’s largest food producers....
Choice Properties REIT has completed its acquisition of Canadian REIT, a recommendation of TSI Dividend Advisor.
The merger created Canada’s biggest real estate investment trust: 754 properties for a total of 69 million square feet of retail, industrial and office space.
Loblaw Companies Ltd....
A: Enghouse Systems, $65.08, symbol ENGH on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 27.1 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; www.enghouse.com), is a software and services provider.
The company operates through two business groups: Interaction Management (59% of total revenue) sells software for managing customer interactions; and Asset Management (41% of revenue) offers technology solutions for network operators and software solutions for transit and transportation operators.
Over the past five years, revenue for Enghouse Systems rose steadily from $179.9 million in 2013 (fiscal years ended October 31) to $325.4 million in 2017.
Earnings jumped 21.9%, from $24.3 million in 2013 ($0.94 per share) to $29.7 million ($1.14) for 2014....
The company operates through two business groups: Interaction Management (59% of total revenue) sells software for managing customer interactions; and Asset Management (41% of revenue) offers technology solutions for network operators and software solutions for transit and transportation operators.
Over the past five years, revenue for Enghouse Systems rose steadily from $179.9 million in 2013 (fiscal years ended October 31) to $325.4 million in 2017.
Earnings jumped 21.9%, from $24.3 million in 2013 ($0.94 per share) to $29.7 million ($1.14) for 2014....
International Flavors & Fragrances, $124.97, symbol IFF on New York (Shares outstanding: 78.9 million; Market cap: $9.9 billion; www.iff.com), makes over 46,000 compounds that improve the taste of food and the smell of consumer products.
In 2017, the company’s Fragrances business accounted for 52% of its overall sales....
In 2017, the company’s Fragrances business accounted for 52% of its overall sales....
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A distribution yielding a high 7.9% appears sustainable for Artis REIT. The company’s concentration of properties in Western Canada does add risk. But its decision to cut back on acquisitions and upgrade its properties is a plus.