canadian tire
Toronto symbol CTC.A, operates stores that sell automotive, household and sporting goods. It also operates PartSource auto parts stores, Mark’s Work Wearhouse casual clothing stores and gas stations.
CANADIAN TIRE CORP. $150 (Toronto symbol CTC.A; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 62.9 million; Market cap: $9.4 billion; Dividend yield: 2.8%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.canadiantire.ca) owns 503 Canadian Tire stores....
SAPUTO INC. $46 (Toronto symbol SAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 390.2 million; Market cap: $17.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.saputo.com) is Canada’s largest producer of dairy products....
CANADIAN TIRE CORP. $153 (Toronto symbol CTC.A; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 66.8 million; Market cap: $10.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.canadiantire.ca) aims to spur sales at its retail chains (Canadian Tire, Mark’s, Sport Chek) with several new initiatives....
Consumer sector companies offer products and services that benefit from continuous, habitual use and have a steady core of sales, regardless of the economy and business cycles.
More generally, Consumer stocks can provide some protection against economic downturns....
More generally, Consumer stocks can provide some protection against economic downturns....
METRO INC. $48 (Toronto symbol MRU; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding 227.4 million; Market cap: $10.9 billion; Dividend yield: 1.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Highest; www.metro.ca) operates 600 grocery stores and 700 drugstores, in Quebec and Ontario.
With the March 2018 payment, Metro raised its quarterly dividend by 10.8%....
With the March 2018 payment, Metro raised its quarterly dividend by 10.8%....
CANADIAN TIRE CORP. (Toronto symbols CTC $236 and CTC.A $155; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 66.8 million; Market cap: $10.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.canadiantire.ca) owns 501 Canadian Tire stores....
MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. $90 (www.molsoncoors.com) continues to cut costs following its $12 billion U.S. purchase of SABMiller’s 58% stake in MillerCoors. (Molson and SABMiller agreed to combine their U.S. brewing operations to form the joint venture in 2008.) Despite flat beer sales in the first half of 2018, Molson’s free cash flow (regular cash flow less capital expenditures) rose 12.5%, to $659.8 million U.S....
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL $59.76 (New York symbol QSR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (905-845-6511; www.rbi.com; Shares outstanding: 478.0 million; Market cap: $28.6 billion; Dividend yield: 3.0%) recently launched an all-day breakfast menu at Tim Hortons....
The Keg is the newest acquisition for Recipe Unlimited Corp., formerly Cara Operations. But it’s just the latest well-known name in a mushrooming group of over 1,380 restaurants across Canada.
A: Recipe Unlimited Corp., $27.24, symbol RECP on Toronto, (Shares outstanding: 62.4 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; www.cara.com) changed its name from Cara Operations (symbol CAO) in May 2018. Like Canadian Tire, it has a long history in Canada....