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TECK RESOURCES LTD. $32 (Toronto symbol TECK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 576.5 million; Market cap: $18.4 billion; Price-to sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 0.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.teck.com) is a leading producer of metallurgical coal, a key ingredient in steel making....
In the past two years, several of Canada’s leading utility companies have used acquisitions to expand in the U.S.
That kind of strategy tends to add risk. However, the three companies we analyze below have bought regulated utilities. Predictable revenue streams from these new businesses will help them pay down the loans they needed to complete those purchases.
What’s more, the elimination of overlapping operations will free up cash for dividends....
That kind of strategy tends to add risk. However, the three companies we analyze below have bought regulated utilities. Predictable revenue streams from these new businesses will help them pay down the loans they needed to complete those purchases.
What’s more, the elimination of overlapping operations will free up cash for dividends....
LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD. $70 (Toronto symbol L; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 403.5 million; Market cap: $28.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.loblaw.ca) operates over 1,090 supermarkets across Canada....
SNC-LAVALIN GROUP INC. $58 (Toronto symbol SNC; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 150.2 million; Market cap: $8.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.snclavalin.com) is a leading Canadian engineering and construction company....
IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $46 (Toronto symbol IMO; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Shares outstanding: 847.6 million; Market cap: $39.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.7; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.imperialoil.ca) is Canada’s second-largest publicly traded oil company, after Suncor Energy....
These two information providers continue to adapt their businesses to better compete with providers of free online data. Recent cost cutting should also give them more room to further raise their dividends.
THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $59 (Toronto symbol TRI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 734.7 million; Market cap: $43.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.6; Dividend yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.thomsonreuters....
THOMSON REUTERS CORP. $59 (Toronto symbol TRI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 734.7 million; Market cap: $43.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.6; Dividend yield: 3.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.thomsonreuters....
BOMBARDIER INC. (Toronto symbols BBD.A $2.62 and BBD.B $2.59; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $4.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; Dividend suspended in February 2015; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.bombardier.com) is the world’s third-largest maker of commercial aircraft, after Boeing (No.1) and Airbus (No....
ANDREW PELLER LTD. (Toronto symbols ADW.A $12 and ADW.B $12; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 42.6 million; Market cap: $511.2 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 1.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.andrewpeller.com) is Canada’s second-largest wine producer.
In 2011, the company formed a strategic alliance with hockey star Wayne Gretzky’s winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario....
In 2011, the company formed a strategic alliance with hockey star Wayne Gretzky’s winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario....
BLACKBERRY LTD. $9.49 (Toronto symbol BB; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 530.4 million; Market cap: $5.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.4; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.blackberry.com) provides secure wireless communication services and equipment.
The company recently quit developing new smartphones as part of a strategy to focus on its more-promising software operations.
Under that new plan, BlackBerry has opened a facility in Ottawa to develop new technologies for self-driving cars using its QNX software system....
The company recently quit developing new smartphones as part of a strategy to focus on its more-promising software operations.
Under that new plan, BlackBerry has opened a facility in Ottawa to develop new technologies for self-driving cars using its QNX software system....
BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP. $23 (New York symbol BGG; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 42.8 million; Market cap: $984.4 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield: 2.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www....