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WAJAX CORP. $37.46 (Toronto symbol WJX; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (905-212-3300; www.wajax.ca; Shares outstanding:16.7 million; Market cap: $627.2 million; Dividend yield: 6.4%) sells and services cranes, forklifts and other heavy equipment. It also provides related parts (such as bearings, motors, hoses and fittings) and power systems (including diesel engines and transmissions).

The company’s customers are in the natural resource, construction, manufacturing and transportation industries.

In the three months ended December 31, 2013, Wajax’s revenue rose 7.3%, to $391.7 million from $364.9 million a year earlier....
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, $63.61, Toronto symbol BNS, continues to benefit from strong car loan and credit card demand in Canada, rising stock markets and an acquisition. The bank’s November 2012 purchase of ING Direct, which offers no-fee banking services over the Internet, continues to spur its growth. Bank of Nova Scotia will soon change this business’s name to Tangerine, which will let it keep using the orange colour associated with the ING Direct brand. As well, rising stock markets have increased the value of the assets the bank’s wealth management business administers. However, volatile currency exchange rates and higher costs have hurt profits at its international banking operations....
Vermilion Energy, $63.40, symbol VET on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 101.9 million; Market cap: $6.5 billion; www.vermilionenergy.com), produces oil and gas in Western Canada, Europe and Australia. It also holds an 18.5% interest in the Corrib gas field in Ireland. Vermilion’s current output is weighted 69% to oil and 31% to gas. In the three months ended September 30, 2013, the company’s production rose 13.6%, to 41,510 barrels of oil equivalent a day (including gas) from 36,546 a year ago. Cash flow per share gained 17.3%, to $1.63 from $1.39. In November 2013, Vermilion agreed to buy a 25% interest in four producing natural gas fields in northwest Germany, plus an exploration licence on the surrounding lands, for $170 million....
WAJAX CORP. $37.46 (Toronto symbol WJX; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (905-212-3300; www.wajax.ca; Shares outstanding:16.7 million; Market cap: $627.2 million; Dividend yield: 6.4%) sells and services cranes, forklifts and other heavy equipment. It also provides related parts (such as bearings, motors, hoses and fittings) and power systems (including diesel engines and transmissions).

The company’s customers are in the natural resource, construction, manufacturing and transportation industries.

In the three months ended December 31, 2013, Wajax’s revenue rose 7.3%, to $391.7 million from $364.9 million a year earlier. The gain mostly came from stronger sales of equipment for forestry, construction and power generation.
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PENGROWTH ENERGY $7.14 (Toronto symbol PGF; Shares outstanding: 519.8 million; Market cap: $3.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 6.7%; www.pengrowth.com) plans to spend $715 million to expand and upgrade its oil and natural gas properties in 2014. That’s down 7.1% from the $770 million it probably spent in 2013.

The company ended 2013 with cash of $430 million, and it expects to generate $500 million to $540 million of cash flow this year. That should let it invest in its properties and maintain its monthly dividend of $0.04 a share, for a 6.7% yield.

Pengrowth is still a buy....
PENGROWTH ENERGY $7.14 (Toronto symbol PGF; Shares outstanding: 519.8 million; Market cap: $3.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 6.7%; www.pengrowth.com) plans to spend $715 million to expand and upgrade its oil and natural gas properties in 2014....
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Two Canadian financial companies that profit from more cars on the road
INTACT FINANCIAL CORP. (Toronto symbol IFC; www.intactfc.com) is Canada’s largest provider of property and casualty insurance, based on premiums. Its brands include Intact Insurance, Canada BrokerLink, belairdirect and Grey Power....
Bonterra Energy, $53.94, symbol BNE on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 31.2 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; www.bonterraenergy.com), produces oil and gas in Alberta, Saskatchewan and northeastern B.C., with a focus on the Pembina Cardium area of central Alberta. Its output is 68% oil and 32% gas. In the three months ended September 30, 2013, the company produced 11,794 barrels of oil equivalent a day (including gas), up 76.9% from 6,666 a year earlier. Cash flow per share rose 36.4%, to $1.50 from $1.10. The company’s long-term debt of $147.2 million is just 8.7% of its $1.7-billion market cap. That, plus its rising cash flow, gives it the funds to keep drilling and increasing its output. The stock trades at 8.5 times Bonterra’s forecast 2014 cash flow of $6.38 a share....
PEMBINA PIPELINE $34.42 (Toronto symbol PPL; Shares outstanding: 313.0 million; Market cap: $10.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Div. yield: 4.9%; www.pembina.com) owns pipelines that carry half of Alberta’s conventional oil, 30% of Western Canada’s natural gas liquids (NGLs) and almost all of B.C.’s conventional oil.

In the quarter ended September 30, 2013, Pembina’s revenue rose 34.9%, to $1.2 billion from $870.9 million a year earlier. The gains came from pipeline expansions and Provident Energy, which Pembina bought for $3.2 billion last year. Provident extracts, transports and stores NGLs.

Cash flow jumped 41.7%, to $188.7 million from $133.2 million. Cash flow per share gained 32.6%, to $0.61 from $0.46, on more shares outstanding.
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