Low price to earnings adds to their appeal

ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD $30.76 (Toronto symbol ATD.B: TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (1-800-361-2612; www.couche-tard.com; Shares outstanding: 242.4 million; Market cap: $7.5 billion; Dividend yield: 1.0%) is the largest convenience-store operator in Canada, with over 2,000 outlets. It also has over 3,900 U.S. stores. The Canadian stores operate… Read More

DOREL INDUSTRIES $24.54 – Toronto symbol DII.B

DOREL INDUSTRIES $24.54 (Toronto symbol DII.B; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (514-731-0000; www.dorel.com;Shares outstanding: 32.6 million; Market cap: $800.0 million; Dividend yield: 2.4%) makes a wide range of products, including ready-to-assemble home and office furniture; juvenile products, such as car seats, strollers, high chairs, toddler beds… Read More

Pat & team: Could you please provide me with your brief opinion on 3 stocks that I currently hold: Direct TV, which I have held for a while and wonder how much “upside” you think this stock still has; Tyco International and Tyco Electronics Ltd. Thanks for your advice!

Direct TV, $43.54, symbol DTV on Nasdaq (Shares outstanding: 866.8 million; Market cap: $38.6 billion; www.directv.com), markets satellite-based pay-TV services through two divisions.

DIRECTV U.S., which supplies 87% of Direct TV’s revenue, has 18.6 million subscribers. DIRECTV Latin America (13% of revenue) owns PanAmericana, which… Read More