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As we often remind our readers, spinoffs are the closest you can get to a sure thing in investing. According to several academic studies, spinoffs benefit not only the new company but the former parent as well.
We also caution investors that these benefits don’t arrive immediately....
In August 2018, we alerted our readers to a plan by clothing giant VF Corp. to set up its Wrangler and Lee jeanswear business as a separate company (called Kontoor Brands, see page 18). The move freed both the parent and the spinoff to better focus on their core businesses....
A: B2Gold Corp., $5.92, symbol BTO on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 939.4 million; Market cap: $6.1 billion; www.b2gold.com), owns three mines: the Otjikoto mine in Namibia; the Masbate mine in the Philippines; and the Feloka mine in Mali.
The company also has a 48.3% interest in the Gramalote project in Colombia and an 81% interest in the Kiaka project in Burkina Faso....
The company also has a 48.3% interest in the Gramalote project in Colombia and an 81% interest in the Kiaka project in Burkina Faso....
A: No one can consistently predict currency movements, but we still feel that most investors should remain invested in U.S. stocks. Note that even if the U.S. dollar should fall against the Canadian dollar, your U.S. stocks can still appreciate in value even while the currency sags.
But addressing your question specifically, if you want to buy U.S....
But addressing your question specifically, if you want to buy U.S....
A: Keyera Corp., $36.22, symbol KEY on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 214.1 million; Market cap: $7.8 billion; www.keyera.com), provides a number of midstream services to the oil and gas industry, including the collection, processing, storage and shipment of oil and gas....
A: Enghouse Systems Ltd., $54.31, symbol ENGH on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 54.6 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; www.enghouse.com), is a software and services provider.
The company operates through two business groups: Interaction Management (53% of total revenue) sells software for managing customer interactions; and Asset Management (47% 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 $279.3 million in 2015 (fiscal years ended October 31) to $385.9 million in 2019....
The company operates through two business groups: Interaction Management (53% of total revenue) sells software for managing customer interactions; and Asset Management (47% 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 $279.3 million in 2015 (fiscal years ended October 31) to $385.9 million in 2019....
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EMERA INC. (www.emera.com) $59 is a buy. The company owns 100% of Nova Scotia Power, as well as power plants and gas pipelines in the U.S. and the Caribbean. To spur its future growth for investors, Emera now plans to spend $6.9 billion on new projects and upgrades between 2020 and 2022....
The coronavirus outbreak in China will undoubtedly slow global economic growth in 2020 and put more pressure on oil prices. As well, demands that countries cut their carbon emissions could put more pressure on oil prices.
However, the world will still need oil for many decades to come which is why investors should maintain some exposure to this industry....
However, the world will still need oil for many decades to come which is why investors should maintain some exposure to this industry....
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. $125 is a buy. Through this firm (Toronto symbol CNR; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares o/s: 713.5 million; Market cap: $89.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.0; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.cn.ca) investors gain exposure to a rail network stretching across the country....