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FORTRESS PAPER $7.00 (Toronto symbol FTP; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (1-888- 820-3888; www.fortresspaper.com; Shares outstanding: 14.5 million; Market cap: $101.5 million; No dividends paid) lost $18.1 million, or $1.26 a share, in the three months ended September 30, 2012. A year earlier, it lost $7.7 million, or $0.54. Cash flow was negative $9.5 million, or $0.66 a share, in the latest quarter, compared to negative $3.7 million, or $0.26 a share.
The company’s Dresden wallpaperproducts plant is profitable, but the Landqart security-paper operation is losing money because of the high Swiss franc. Increased competition is also making it difficult for Fortress to attract customers. As well, the Thurso dissolving pulp plant is having startup problems, and rising global production has pushed down selling prices sharply.
Fortress holds cash of $83.8 million or $5.88 a share, but its long-term debt of $245 million is a very high 241% of its $101.5- million market cap. That’s a big risk factor, especially in a company that’s reporting negative cash flow.
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The company’s Dresden wallpaperproducts plant is profitable, but the Landqart security-paper operation is losing money because of the high Swiss franc. Increased competition is also making it difficult for Fortress to attract customers. As well, the Thurso dissolving pulp plant is having startup problems, and rising global production has pushed down selling prices sharply.
Fortress holds cash of $83.8 million or $5.88 a share, but its long-term debt of $245 million is a very high 241% of its $101.5- million market cap. That’s a big risk factor, especially in a company that’s reporting negative cash flow.
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SYMANTEC CORP. $17.53 (Nasdaq symbol SYMC; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (1-408-517-8000; www.symantec.com; Shares outstanding: 693.9 million; Market cap: $12.2 billion; No dividends paid) sells computer-security technology, including anti-virus and email-filtering software, to businesses and consumers.
In the company’s 2013 second quarter, which ended September 28, 2012, its earnings per share rose 15.4%, to $0.45 from $0.39. Revenue rose 1.1%, to $1.70 billion from $1.68 billion.
Symantec is selling more of its products to businesses, partly because it is now offering its salespeople higher incentives for bringing in new contracts than for renewals.
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In the company’s 2013 second quarter, which ended September 28, 2012, its earnings per share rose 15.4%, to $0.45 from $0.39. Revenue rose 1.1%, to $1.70 billion from $1.68 billion.
Symantec is selling more of its products to businesses, partly because it is now offering its salespeople higher incentives for bringing in new contracts than for renewals.
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FIRSTSERVICE CORP. $28.69 (Toronto symbol FSV; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-960-9500; www.firstservice.com; Shares outstanding: 28.7 million; Market cap: $823.4 million; No dividends paid) provides services to the real estate industry. It sells and manages commercial real estate, manages residential buildings such as condos and rental apartments and provides property services like inspections, maintenance and repairs.
The company’s revenue rose slightly in the three months ended September 30, 2012, to $589.8 million from $585.4 million a year earlier (all figures except share price in U.S. dollars). Excluding one-time items, earnings per share fell 1.6%, to $0.60 from $0.61.
Revenue rose at two of FirstService’s three divisions: commercial real estate (up 17%) and residential property management (up 9%).
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The company’s revenue rose slightly in the three months ended September 30, 2012, to $589.8 million from $585.4 million a year earlier (all figures except share price in U.S. dollars). Excluding one-time items, earnings per share fell 1.6%, to $0.60 from $0.61.
Revenue rose at two of FirstService’s three divisions: commercial real estate (up 17%) and residential property management (up 9%).
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DELPHI ENERGY $1.16 (Toronto symbol DEE; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403- 265-6171; www.delphienergy.ca; Shares outstanding: 131.2 million; Market cap: $152.2 million; No dividends paid) has raised $33 million in two share issues: the company sold 17.2 million shares at $1.45 each and 4.6 million shares for $1.75 each.
The company produces and explores for oil (about 75% of production) and natural gas (25% of production).
Delphi plans to use the proceeds from the share issues to pay down debt. As of June 30, 2012, its long-term debt was $134.4 million. That’s a high 88% of its $152.2-million market cap (or the value of all of its outstanding shares). However, that mainly reflects the drop in the company’s share price due to lower natural gas prices.
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The company produces and explores for oil (about 75% of production) and natural gas (25% of production).
Delphi plans to use the proceeds from the share issues to pay down debt. As of June 30, 2012, its long-term debt was $134.4 million. That’s a high 88% of its $152.2-million market cap (or the value of all of its outstanding shares). However, that mainly reflects the drop in the company’s share price due to lower natural gas prices.
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DUNDEE CORP. $24 (Toronto symbol DC.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 54.7 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.dundeecorp.com) is a holding company with investments in wealth management, real estate, resources and agriculture.
In the quarter ended June 30, 2012, Dundee lost $16.8 million, or $0.34 a share. That’s because it wrote down the value of securities it holds by $34.0 million. A year earlier, it earned $21.0 million, or $0.28 a share, partly due to $1.9 million in investment gains. Revenue jumped 40.7%, to $171.2 million from $121.7 million.
Dundee is still a buy.
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In the quarter ended June 30, 2012, Dundee lost $16.8 million, or $0.34 a share. That’s because it wrote down the value of securities it holds by $34.0 million. A year earlier, it earned $21.0 million, or $0.28 a share, partly due to $1.9 million in investment gains. Revenue jumped 40.7%, to $171.2 million from $121.7 million.
Dundee is still a buy.
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NVIDIA CORP. $12 (Nasdaq symbol NVDA; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 619.5 million; Market cap: $7.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.9; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.nvidia.com) is down 5% in the past three months, mainly due to concerns that slowing sales of new computers will hurt demand for its graphic chips. However, the company continues to develop new chips for mobile devices. Consumer products like smartphones and tablets accounted for just 17% of Nvidia’s revenue in the quarter ended July 29, 2012, but the contribution from these chips should continue to rise. The company’s Tegra 3 chips power two new tablet computers: Google’s Nexus 7 and Microsoft’s Surface RT. The company’s strong balance sheet will also support its high research spending (26.9% of revenue in the latest quarter). Nvidia holds cash of $3.3 billion, or $5.29 a share. Its long-term debt is just $20.2 million....
DOMINO’S PIZZA $41.20 (New York symbol DPZ; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (734-930-3030; www.dominos.com; Shares outstanding: 56.7 million; Market cap: $2.3 billion; No dividends paid) continues to benefit from its new pizza recipes, digital ordering and aggressive international expansion. The stock jumped over 7% on October 16, 2012, when the company reported higher earnings in the quarter ended September 9, 2012. Earnings per share jumped 22.2%, to $0.44 from $0.36 a year earlier. Same-store sales rose 3.3% in the U.S. and 5.0% internationally. Domino’s opened its 10,000th store in September. It now has 10,040 outlets in the U.S. and over 70 other countries. Franchisees run most of its stores....
YAMANA GOLD $19.30 (Toronto symbol YRI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (416-815-0220; www.- yamana.com; Shares outstanding: 751.3 million; Market cap: $14.5 billion; Dividend yield: 1.3%) owns seven operating gold mines in Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. It also holds a 12.5% stake in the Alumbrera copper/gold mine in Argentina, and has a number of other properties in advanced stages of development. In the quarter ended June 30, 2012, Yamana’s revenue fell 6.6%, to $535.7 million from $573.3 million a year earlier (all figures except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars). Gold production and prices rose, but prices for copper and silver, which are both significant byproducts of Yamana’s gold mining, dropped. Cash flow per share fell 27.3%, to $0.32 from $0.44. Yamana held a high cash balance of $698.9 million, or $0.93 a share, on June 30. Its $765.5 million of debt is just 5.5% of its market cap. The shares yield 1.3%....
RUBY TUESDAY, INC. $7.65 (New York symbol RT; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (865-379-5700; www.rubytuesday.com; Shares outstanding: 64.0 million; Market cap: $489.6 million; No dividends paid) reports that its sales rose 0.8% in the three months ended September 4, 2012, to $332.9 million from $330.3 million a year earlier. Sales rose even though the company closed 27 less profitable restaurants. Same-restaurant sales rose 1.9%. Excluding one-time items, the company earned $0.05 a share in the latest quarter, unchanged from a year earlier. That matched the consensus estimate. Ruby Tuesday has developed a number of new restaurant concepts, including Marlin & Ray’s seafood estaurants and Lime Fresh Mexican Grills. The company feels these new layouts will help it compete in certain towns and cities. It’s now building new restaurants under these banners and converting underperforming outlets....
TEMPUR-PEDIC $33.39 (New York symbol TPX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (800- 878-8889; www.tempurpedic.com; Shares outstanding: 59.5 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; No dividends paid) plans to buy rival Sealy Corp. (symbol ZZ on New York) for $1.3 billion. Sealy, which was founded in 1881, makes a wide range of spring-coil beds under the Sealy, Sealy Posturepedic, Sealy Embody, Stearns & Foster and Bassett brands. The purchase lets Tempur-Pedic diversify into the market for traditional spring-coil beds. Right now, the company manufactures and distributes therapeutic mattresses and pillows made from its Tempur material. But that’s become a more competitive market because other mattress makers have introduced many new products and supported them with aggressive promotions....