price to sales ratio
The outlook for these three technology giants remains bright. Each of them is a market leader, and their strong balance sheets will let them keep developing new products and services. Moreover, they continue to buy back shares and increase their dividends.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP....
ALPHABET INC. (Nasdaq symbols GOOG $1,264 [class C: non-voting] and GOOGL $1,276 [class A: one vote per share]; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 694.5 million; Market cap: $877.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 7.4; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.abc.xyz) is the parent company of Google’s Internet search business (still called Google) and other operations (called “Other Bets”)....
Walmart continues to aggressively build its e-commerce operations in response to strong competition from online giant Amazon.com. In addition, it’s making better use of its existing stores and distribution networks to speed up the delivery of online purchases.
The company is also making big investments in both Chinese and Indian e-commerce retailers....
The company is also making big investments in both Chinese and Indian e-commerce retailers....
BCE INC. $55 (Toronto symbol BCE; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 898.0 million; Market cap: $49.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 5.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.bce.ca) is Canada’s largest traditional telephone service provider, with 3.2 million customers in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces....
GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. $32 (Toronto symbol GWO; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; shares outstanding: 988.6 million; Market cap: $31.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.7; Dividend yield: 4.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.greatwestlifeco.com) is Canada’s second-largest insurance company, after Manulife Financial....
SAPUTO INC. $45 (Toronto symbol SAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 387.4 million; Market cap: $17.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.5; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.saputo.com) has completed its deal to acquire Shepherd Gourmet Dairy (Ontario) Inc.
Based in St....
Based in St....
TORONTO-DOMINION BANK $76 (Toronto symbol TD; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.85 billion; Market cap: $140.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.0; Dividend yield: 3.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.td.com) now gets roughly 30% of its earnings from its U.S....
Both TransCanada and Enbridge have earmarked huge sums for new pipelines. That will add to their already high debt levels. However, steady cash flows from shipping contracts with oil and gas producers will help them service their debt, and let them keep raising their dividends....
TRANSCONTINENTAL INC. $30 (Toronto symbol TCL.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares o/s: 87.8 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.tctranscontinental.com) has completed its $1.7 billion acquisition of Chicago-based Coveris Americas....
MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $34 (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 126.4 million; Market cap: $4.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaffoods.com) sells Maple Leaf and Schneider fresh and prepared meats.
The company continues to improve the quality of its products....
The company continues to improve the quality of its products....