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At a time of lower commodity prices, the mining stocks with the greatest speculative appeal are those with new projects that enhance their value even before prices rebound. Today we look at Hecla Mining and Amerigo Resources, two mining firms that are moving ahead with large developments. In both cases these projects promise to expand production considerably. Hecla is beginning production at a Mexican silver mine that last operated a decade ago, and has also purchased one of North America’s largest undeveloped silver deposits. Amerigo has launched a new copper tailings project in Chile that could double its production by next year.
HECLA MINING COMPANY (New York symbol HL; www.hecla-mining.com) explores for, mines and processes silver and gold in the U.S. and Mexico. Most of the company’s silver output comes from its Greens Creek mine in Alaska and its Lucky Friday project in Idaho. Hecla’s Casa Berardi mine in Quebec supplies the majority of its gold production.
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HECLA MINING COMPANY (New York symbol HL; www.hecla-mining.com) explores for, mines and processes silver and gold in the U.S. and Mexico. Most of the company’s silver output comes from its Greens Creek mine in Alaska and its Lucky Friday project in Idaho. Hecla’s Casa Berardi mine in Quebec supplies the majority of its gold production.
Top regional airline Chorus Aviation is a rising growth stock, but its affiliation with Air Canada may prove to bring as much risk as reward.
Callidus Capital, $11.16, symbol CBL on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 49.3 million; Market cap: $551.6 million; www.calliduscapital.ca), offers loans to mostly mid-sized Canadian and U.S. companies that are unable to get adequate financing from traditional lenders. Its clients include technology and resource firms. These borrowers typically have trouble getting financing because they’re seen as higher risk, or because they only require small loans. Callidus’s loans typically range from $5 million to $50 million. The company first sold shares to the public and began trading on the Toronto exchange at $14 on April 23, 2014....
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“You get what you pay for” is a worthwhile tidbit of investment advice. But to profit from it, you have to understand how to apply it.
The adage should come to mind whenever you come across a stock that seems extraordinarily low-priced. For example, suppose you find a stock with a P/E (per-share price-to-earnings) ratio of, say, 6.0, at a time when seemingly comparable stocks are selling at P/Es of 12.0 or 15.0.
The you-get-what-you-pay-for rule tells you there’s always a reason for an unusually low P/E—just as there is for an unusually high dividend yield.
With doubts about earnings, this lower price shows up in a below-average P/E ratio. (The P/E is lower than average because “P” is the numerator or upper figure in the ratio.)
With doubts about dividends, this lower price shows up in an above-average dividend yield. The formula for dividend yield is D (dividend)/P (stock price). The yield goes up because the P or price is depressed and it is the denominator or lower figure in the ratio.
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The adage should come to mind whenever you come across a stock that seems extraordinarily low-priced. For example, suppose you find a stock with a P/E (per-share price-to-earnings) ratio of, say, 6.0, at a time when seemingly comparable stocks are selling at P/Es of 12.0 or 15.0.
The you-get-what-you-pay-for rule tells you there’s always a reason for an unusually low P/E—just as there is for an unusually high dividend yield.
With doubts about earnings, this lower price shows up in a below-average P/E ratio. (The P/E is lower than average because “P” is the numerator or upper figure in the ratio.)
With doubts about dividends, this lower price shows up in an above-average dividend yield. The formula for dividend yield is D (dividend)/P (stock price). The yield goes up because the P or price is depressed and it is the denominator or lower figure in the ratio.
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Scotia Global Dividend Fund is a mutual fund that invests in dividend-paying stocks worldwide.
Its top holdings are Citigroup, UBS Group AG, Wells Fargo & Company, Nestlé SA, Procter & Gamble, Roche Holdings AG, Novartis AG, Mondelez International, Apple and Bayer AG.
Scotia Global Dividend Fund’s geographic breakdown includes the U.S., 48.7%; Switzerland, 11.2%; Canada, 9.7%; the U.K., 9.0%; and Germany, 3.3%.
The fund’s MER is 2.64%. It yields 2.2%.
The Scotia Global Dividend Fund holds mostly large-capitalization multinational companies. We don’t see any particular advantage in investing solely in the world’s biggest stocks, and we have no reason to believe the fund’s managers can create any such advantage. With that in mind, we see little appeal in exposing yourself to a 2.64% MER, so we don’t recommend the Scotia Global Dividend Fund.
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Its top holdings are Citigroup, UBS Group AG, Wells Fargo & Company, Nestlé SA, Procter & Gamble, Roche Holdings AG, Novartis AG, Mondelez International, Apple and Bayer AG.
Scotia Global Dividend Fund’s geographic breakdown includes the U.S., 48.7%; Switzerland, 11.2%; Canada, 9.7%; the U.K., 9.0%; and Germany, 3.3%.
The fund’s MER is 2.64%. It yields 2.2%.
The Scotia Global Dividend Fund holds mostly large-capitalization multinational companies. We don’t see any particular advantage in investing solely in the world’s biggest stocks, and we have no reason to believe the fund’s managers can create any such advantage. With that in mind, we see little appeal in exposing yourself to a 2.64% MER, so we don’t recommend the Scotia Global Dividend Fund.
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