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CGI GROUP INC. $39 (Toronto symbol GIB.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 311.7 million; Market cap: $12.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.cgi.com) is a leading provider of computer outsourcing services. It helps its clients automate certain routine functions, like accounting and buying supplies. That lets companies improve their efficiency and focus on their main businesses.
CGI continues to benefit from Logica plc, a U.K.-based computer-outsourcing firm it bought for $2.7 billion in 2012.
In its 2014 third quarter, which ended June 30, 2014, CGI’s earnings rose 14.7%, to $229.8 million, or $0.72 a share. A year earlier, it earned $200.4 million, or $0.63. Revenue gained 3.9%, to $2.7 billion from $2.6 billion.
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CGI continues to benefit from Logica plc, a U.K.-based computer-outsourcing firm it bought for $2.7 billion in 2012.
In its 2014 third quarter, which ended June 30, 2014, CGI’s earnings rose 14.7%, to $229.8 million, or $0.72 a share. A year earlier, it earned $200.4 million, or $0.63. Revenue gained 3.9%, to $2.7 billion from $2.6 billion.
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SAPUTO INC. $65 (Toronto symbol SAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 195.8 million; Market cap: $12.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.saputo.com) is Canada’s largest producer of dairy products, including milk, butter and cheese. It also operates dairies in the U.S., Australia and Argentina.
In February 2014, Saputo paid $449.6 million for 87.92% of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory, one of Australia’s largest dairy producers.
Warrnambool boosted Saputo’s revenue by 20.6% in its fiscal 2015 first quarter, which ended June 30, 2014, to $2.6 billion from $2.2 billion a year ago. Favourable currency rates and higher cheese and butter prices in the U.S. also contributed to the gain. Earnings rose 6.3%, to $145.3 million, or $0.73 a share. A year earlier, Saputo earned $136.7 million, or $0.69.
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In February 2014, Saputo paid $449.6 million for 87.92% of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory, one of Australia’s largest dairy producers.
Warrnambool boosted Saputo’s revenue by 20.6% in its fiscal 2015 first quarter, which ended June 30, 2014, to $2.6 billion from $2.2 billion a year ago. Favourable currency rates and higher cheese and butter prices in the U.S. also contributed to the gain. Earnings rose 6.3%, to $145.3 million, or $0.73 a share. A year earlier, Saputo earned $136.7 million, or $0.69.
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AGRIUM INC. $100 (Toronto symbol AGU; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 144.0 million; Market cap: $14.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.agrium.com) gets 80% of its sales and 65% of its earnings from its retail division, which sells seed, fertilizer and other products to farmers.
Agrium mainly gets the remaining 20% of sales and 35% of earnings by making fertilizers from natural gas. It also operates potash and phosphate fertilizer mines.
The company continues to expand its retail division, as steady sales from these stores cut its exposure to volatile bulk fertilizer prices.
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Agrium mainly gets the remaining 20% of sales and 35% of earnings by making fertilizers from natural gas. It also operates potash and phosphate fertilizer mines.
The company continues to expand its retail division, as steady sales from these stores cut its exposure to volatile bulk fertilizer prices.
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MOLSON COORS CANADA INC.(Toronto symbols TPX.A $82 and TPX.B $79; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 185.1 million; Market cap: $14.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; Dividend yield: 2.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.molsoncoors.com) is the world’s fifth-largest brewer by volume.
Beer sales are rising slowly in developed regions like North America. That’s why Molson Coors bought StarBev, which owns nine breweries in central and eastern Europe, for $3.5 billion in June 2012 (all amounts except share prices and market cap in U.S. dollars).
In the second quarter of 2014, the company’s worldwide beer volumes fell 0.9%. However, its revenue rose 0.9%, to $1.19 billion from $1.18 billion a year ago, because it raised its prices and sold more premium beers.
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Beer sales are rising slowly in developed regions like North America. That’s why Molson Coors bought StarBev, which owns nine breweries in central and eastern Europe, for $3.5 billion in June 2012 (all amounts except share prices and market cap in U.S. dollars).
In the second quarter of 2014, the company’s worldwide beer volumes fell 0.9%. However, its revenue rose 0.9%, to $1.19 billion from $1.18 billion a year ago, because it raised its prices and sold more premium beers.
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ENBRIDGE INC. $56 (Toronto symbol ENB; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 846.4 million; Market cap: $47.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; Dividend yield: 2.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.enbridge.com) gets 90% of its revenue from pipelines that pump oil and natural gas from Western Canada to customers in Eastern Canada and the U.S. The remaining 10% mainly comes from distributing gas to 2.1 million consumers in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and New York State.
New pipelines and other projects boosted Enbridge’s revenue by 164.1%, from $12.5 billion in 2009 to $32.9 billion in 2013. Earnings rose 68.8%, from $857.4 million to $1.4 billion. The company sold shares to help pay for its expansion, so per-share earnings rose at a slower pace of 50.8%, from $1.18 to $1.78.
Enbridge now plans to spend $42 billion on new pipelines and other projects over the next few years. Of that total, $37 billion of these projects already have secure commitments from oil producers, which cuts the risk of these investments. The company expects these new assets to increase its earnings per share by 10% to 12% each year through 2017.
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New pipelines and other projects boosted Enbridge’s revenue by 164.1%, from $12.5 billion in 2009 to $32.9 billion in 2013. Earnings rose 68.8%, from $857.4 million to $1.4 billion. The company sold shares to help pay for its expansion, so per-share earnings rose at a slower pace of 50.8%, from $1.18 to $1.78.
Enbridge now plans to spend $42 billion on new pipelines and other projects over the next few years. Of that total, $37 billion of these projects already have secure commitments from oil producers, which cuts the risk of these investments. The company expects these new assets to increase its earnings per share by 10% to 12% each year through 2017.
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CONAGRA FOODS INC. $34 (New York symbol CAG; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 424.5 million; Market cap: $14.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 2.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.conagra foods.com) makes a wide variety of packaged foods, including Chef Boyardee canned pasta, Hunt’s tomato sauce, Peter Pan peanut butter, Orville Redenbacher popcorn and Reddiwip whipped cream. Consumers account for 70% of ConAgra’s sales. Businesses, like restaurants and other food makers, provide the remaining 30%.
Sales rose 9.8%, from $12.1 billion in 2010 to $13.3 billion in 2012 (fiscal years end May 31).
Ralcorp acquisition boosted results
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Sales rose 9.8%, from $12.1 billion in 2010 to $13.3 billion in 2012 (fiscal years end May 31).
Ralcorp acquisition boosted results
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GENERAL MILLS INC. $50 (New York symbol GIS, Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 610.1 million; Market cap: $30.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.generalmills.com) earned $345.2 million in its fiscal 2015 first quarter, which ended August 24, 2014. That’s down 24.8% from $459.3 million a year earlier. Per-share earnings fell 21.4%, to $0.55 from $0.70, on fewer shares outstanding.
Without unusual items, such as gains and losses on hedging contracts, earnings per share declined 12.9%, to $0.61 from $0.70. The company launched over 250 new products in the quarter, which increased its operating and advertising costs. Sales fell 2.4%, to $4.3 billion from $4.4 billion, mainly due to weak demand for breakfast cereal in the U.S.
The company expects its new products to boost its sales by 5% in fiscal 2015. General Mills also estimates that a new cost-cutting plan, which includes closing plants, will save it $400 million in the current fiscal year. In the longer term, streamlining its other operations should cut its yearly costs by $152 million by 2017.
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Without unusual items, such as gains and losses on hedging contracts, earnings per share declined 12.9%, to $0.61 from $0.70. The company launched over 250 new products in the quarter, which increased its operating and advertising costs. Sales fell 2.4%, to $4.3 billion from $4.4 billion, mainly due to weak demand for breakfast cereal in the U.S.
The company expects its new products to boost its sales by 5% in fiscal 2015. General Mills also estimates that a new cost-cutting plan, which includes closing plants, will save it $400 million in the current fiscal year. In the longer term, streamlining its other operations should cut its yearly costs by $152 million by 2017.
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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. $221 (New York symbol SHW; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 97.8 million; Market cap: $21.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.sherwin-williams.com) reported that its sales rose 12.1% in the quarter ended June 30, 2014, to $3.0 billion from $2.7 billion a year ago. About 40% of that gain came from Mexican paint maker Comex’s U.S. and Canadian assets, which Sherwin bought for $165 million in September 2013.
Earnings rose 13.3%, to $291.4 million from $257.3 million. Per-share earnings gained 19.5%, to $2.94 from $2.46, on fewer shares outstanding.
The company will likely earn $8.64 a share in 2014, up 15.4% from 2013, but the stock trades at a high 25.6 times that forecast.
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Earnings rose 13.3%, to $291.4 million from $257.3 million. Per-share earnings gained 19.5%, to $2.94 from $2.46, on fewer shares outstanding.
The company will likely earn $8.64 a share in 2014, up 15.4% from 2013, but the stock trades at a high 25.6 times that forecast.
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YUM! BRANDS INC. $72 (New York symbol YUM; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 439.7 million; Market cap: $31.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.4; Dividend yield: 2.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.yum.com) plans to open two restaurants in Dallas called Bahn Shop, which specialize in Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches. The company is also testing a new fast food outlet called Super Chix, which features chicken sandwiches.
If successful, new banners like these would help Yum offset slowing sales at its U.S. KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants. Yum also raised its quarterly dividend by 10.8%, to $0.41 a share from $0.37. The new annual rate of $1.64 yields 2.3%.
Yum Brands is a buy.
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If successful, new banners like these would help Yum offset slowing sales at its U.S. KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants. Yum also raised its quarterly dividend by 10.8%, to $0.41 a share from $0.37. The new annual rate of $1.64 yields 2.3%.
Yum Brands is a buy.
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CISCO SYSTEMS INC. $25 (Nasdaq symbol CSCO; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 5.1 billion; Market cap: $127.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.8; Dividend yield 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.cisco.com) is buying Metacloud, a privately held California firm whose software helps companies manage data they store on remote servers.
The company didn’t reveal the purchase price. However, earlier this year Cisco earmarked $1 billion for its Intercloud initiative, which aims to deliver cloud computing services through a network of outside companies instead of building its own system. Using partners makes it easier for Cisco to expand to other countries and comply with local laws about data privacy and other online issues.
Cisco is a buy.
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The company didn’t reveal the purchase price. However, earlier this year Cisco earmarked $1 billion for its Intercloud initiative, which aims to deliver cloud computing services through a network of outside companies instead of building its own system. Using partners makes it easier for Cisco to expand to other countries and comply with local laws about data privacy and other online issues.
Cisco is a buy.
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