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D.E. MASTER BLENDERS 1753 N.V. $16 (U.S. over-the-counter market symbol DEMBF; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 594.9 million; Market cap: $9.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.6; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.demasterblenders1753.com) makes coffee and tea under a variety of brands, including Senseo, Pickwick and Douwe Egberts....
More Americans own pets than ever before, and the trend looks set to keep rising. That should continue to increase these two companies’ earnings. However, PetSmart is the better choice right now.
PETSMART INC. $67 (Nasdaq symbol PETM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 102.7 million; Market cap: $6.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.petm.com) operates 1,269 pet stores in the U.S....
PETSMART INC. $67 (Nasdaq symbol PETM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 102.7 million; Market cap: $6.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.petm.com) operates 1,269 pet stores in the U.S....
BELLATRIX EXPLORATION $5.93 (Toronto symbol BXE; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-266-8670; www.bellatrixexploration- .com; Shares outstanding: 107.9 million; Market cap: $639.8 million; No dividends paid) produces natural gas (70% of output) and oil (30%) in Alberta, B.C....
AEROPOSTALE INC. $12.76 (New York symbol ARO; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (646-485-5410; www.aeropostale.com; Shares outstanding: 78.3 million; Market cap: $999.1 million; No dividends paid) is a mall-based retailer of casual clothing and accessories. It now has 984 stores in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico that mainly target 14- to 17-year-old women and men....
BIRCHCLIFF ENERGY $7.96 (Toronto symbol BIR; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-261-6401; www.birchcliffenergy. com; Units outstanding: 141.8 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; No dividends paid) produced an average of 26,655 barrels of oil equivalent a day (82% natural gas and 18% oil) in the quarter ended December 31, 2013....
ALARMFORCE INDUSTRIES $10.54 (Toronto symbol AF; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-800- 267-2001; www.alarmforce.com; Shares outstanding: 12.2 million; Market cap: $128.6 million; Dividend yield: 0.9%) sells twoway voice alarm systems and monitoring services in Canada and increasingly in the U.S....
ADOBE SYSTEMS $44.90 (Nasdaq symbol ADBE; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (408-536-6000; www.adobe.com; Shares outstanding: 495.1 million; Market cap: $22.2 billion; No dividends paid) reports that its earnings excluding one-time items fell 37.5% in its fiscal 2013 first quarter, which ended March 1, 2013, to $177.9 million, or $0.35 a share....
RUSSEL METALS $27.79 (Toronto symbol RUS; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (905-819-7777; www.russelmetals.com; Shares outstanding: 60.2 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; Dividend yield: 5.0%) is one of North America’s largest metal distributors. It serves its 39,000 clients through 54 locations in Canada and 12 in the U.S.
In the three months ended December 31, 2012, Russel’s revenue rose 7.6%, to $765.9 million from $711.6 million a year earlier.
Revenue at the company’s steel-distribution division fell 20%, and sales at the metal-services business declined 10%....
In the three months ended December 31, 2012, Russel’s revenue rose 7.6%, to $765.9 million from $711.6 million a year earlier.
Revenue at the company’s steel-distribution division fell 20%, and sales at the metal-services business declined 10%....
IDEXX LABORATORIES INC. $84 (Nasdaq symbol IDXX; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 54.6 million; Market cap: $4.6 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 3.6; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.idexx.com) gets 83% of its revenue by making equipment that veterinarians use to detect diseases in pets. The remaining 17% comes from sales of systems that detect contaminants in livestock and water.
The company continues to enjoy strong demand for its new Pro-Cyte Dx hematology analyzer, which processes animal blood tests in just two minutes. That makes veterinarians less reliant on outside labs, and lowers their costs. This new model is attracting new customers and encouraging many of Idexx’s existing customers to upgrade.
In the three months ended March 31, 2013, Idexx earned $44.9 million, up 10.1% from $40.7 million a year earlier. Earnings per share rose 12.5%, to $0.81 from $0.72, on fewer shares outstanding. Revenue rose 2.9%, to $332.1 million from $322.7 million. Idexx spent 6.6% of its revenue on research in the quarter.
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The company continues to enjoy strong demand for its new Pro-Cyte Dx hematology analyzer, which processes animal blood tests in just two minutes. That makes veterinarians less reliant on outside labs, and lowers their costs. This new model is attracting new customers and encouraging many of Idexx’s existing customers to upgrade.
In the three months ended March 31, 2013, Idexx earned $44.9 million, up 10.1% from $40.7 million a year earlier. Earnings per share rose 12.5%, to $0.81 from $0.72, on fewer shares outstanding. Revenue rose 2.9%, to $332.1 million from $322.7 million. Idexx spent 6.6% of its revenue on research in the quarter.
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TORSTAR CORP. $7.15 (Toronto symbol TS.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 79.7 million; Market cap: $569.9 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 7.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.torstar.com) owns romance novel publisher Harlequin, which recently formed a joint venture with Cosmopolitan magazine that will publish two e-books a month, starting in August 2013.
The new series, called Cosmo Red Hot Reads, will help Harlequin profit from fast-growing demand for erotica, such as the best-selling Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy....
The new series, called Cosmo Red Hot Reads, will help Harlequin profit from fast-growing demand for erotica, such as the best-selling Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy....