price to sales ratio
These three “brick-and-mortar” retailers face several long-term challenges. The most serious is the consumer shift to online shopping. In response, they are expanding their own e-commerce operations and closing unprofitable stores. Two of them have enhanced their long-term prospects through international expansion....
PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC. $42 (Nasdaq symbol PYPL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.2 billion; Market cap: $50.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.9; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.paypal.com) processes online transactions....
We made Wal-Mart our top Conservative pick for 2016 when it was trading at $66 in January. The stock moved up to $74 in August, but fell as investors reacted to the company’s new strategic plan. That includes opening fewer new stores, and making new investments in its online operations.
The plan will slow Wal-Mart’s earnings for the next two years....
The plan will slow Wal-Mart’s earnings for the next two years....
CENOVUS ENERGY INC. $20 (Toronto symbol CVE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 833.2 million; Market cap: $16.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.5; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSI Network Rating: Average; www.cenovus.com) gets 35% of its revenue from its Western Canadian oil sands properties and conventional oil and gas wells.
Its biggest properties are its 50%-owned Christina Lake and Foster Creek oil sands projects; Conoco Philips (New York symbol COP) owns the remaining 50%.
Refineries temper Cenovus’s risk
Refining supplies the remaining 65% of Cenovus’s revenue....
Its biggest properties are its 50%-owned Christina Lake and Foster Creek oil sands projects; Conoco Philips (New York symbol COP) owns the remaining 50%.
Refineries temper Cenovus’s risk
Refining supplies the remaining 65% of Cenovus’s revenue....
PENGROWTH ENERGY CORP. $2.25 (Toronto symbol PGF; Aggressive Growth and Income Portfolios, Resources sector;Shares outstanding: 547.4 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion;Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend suspended in January 2016; TSI Network Rating: Speculative; www.pengrowth.com) announced that its Lindbergh oil sands property in Alberta holds more oil than originally estimated.
According to an independent consulting firm, the property had proven reserves of 147.9 million barrels as of September 30, 2016.
That’s up 43.0% from the company’s previous estimate at the end of 2015....
According to an independent consulting firm, the property had proven reserves of 147.9 million barrels as of September 30, 2016.
That’s up 43.0% from the company’s previous estimate at the end of 2015....
LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD. $66 (Toronto symbol L; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 404.5 million; Market cap: $26.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Dividend yield: 1.6%; TSI Network Rating: Above Average; www.loblaw.ca) recently agreed to acquire QHR Corp....
IGM FINANCIAL INC. $36 (Toronto symbol IGM; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares out standing: 240.5 million; Market cap: $8.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.9; Dividend yield: 6.3%; TSI Network Rating: Above Average; www.igmfinancial.com) is Canada’s largest independent mutual fund provider....
IMPERIAL OIL LTD. $43 (Toronto symbol IMO; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Shares outstanding: 847.6 million;Market cap: $36.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield:1.4%; TSI Network Rating: Average; www.imperialoil.ca) is seeking regulatory approval for two new oil sands projects in Alberta....
These three Consumer sector companies continue to benefit from improving efficiency. That has spurred their earnings and stock prices. We still like the outlook for all of them, but they’re now expensive in relation to their immediate prospects.
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC....
RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC....
BOMBARDIER INC. (Toronto symbols BBD.A $1.96 and BBD.B $1.77; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $3.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.2; Dividend suspended in February 2015; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative; www.bombardier.com) has won a contract to supply the city of Gothenburg, Sweden with 40 streetcars....