telus
Toronto symbol T.A, provides local and long distance telephone service in B.C., Alberta and parts of Quebec, and wireless service across Canada.
Telus Corporation (also shortened and referred to as Telus Corp, and stylized as TELUS) is a Canadian publicly traded holding company and conglomerate, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, which is the parent company of several subsidiaries: Telus Communications offers telephony, television, data and Internet services; Telus Mobility offers wireless services; Telus Health operates companies that provide health products and services; and Telus Digital operates worldwide, providing multilingual customer service outsourcing and digital IT services. Telus has a long history and is listed with the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:T).
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TELUS CORP. $44 (Toronto symbol T; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 611.7 million; Market cap: $26.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 3.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.telus.com) is Canada’s third-largest wireless carrier, after BCE and Rogers Communications, with 8.0 million subscribers. Wireless now supplies 54% of Telus’s revenue and 66% of its earnings.
The remaining 46% of revenue and 34% of earnings come from its wireline division, which mainly consists of 3.2 million traditional phone customers in B.C., Alberta and eastern Quebec. This business also includes 1.45 million Internet users and 888,000 TV customers.
Unlike BCE, which has expanded its media businesses in the past few years, Telus has concentrated on improving its wireless and high-speed Internet networks.
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The remaining 46% of revenue and 34% of earnings come from its wireline division, which mainly consists of 3.2 million traditional phone customers in B.C., Alberta and eastern Quebec. This business also includes 1.45 million Internet users and 888,000 TV customers.
Unlike BCE, which has expanded its media businesses in the past few years, Telus has concentrated on improving its wireless and high-speed Internet networks.
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Low interest rates continue to spur incomeseeking investors to buy high-yielding stocks, like these three telecoms. All three should keep benefiting as more people upgrade their wireless plans and mobile phones. New services, like Internet-based TV, are also fuelling their growth. But not all are buys right now. BCE INC. $56 (Toronto symbol BCE; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 840.3 million; Market cap: $47.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 4.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.bce.ca) is Canada’s largest telephone provider, with 5.0 million customers in Ontario and Quebec. It also has 2.3 million high-speed Internet users and 2.4 million TV subscribers. This business supplies 46% of BCE’s revenue. The company also sells wireless services (29% of revenue) to 8.1 million customers across Canada, and its Bell Media segment (13%) owns CTV Television, specialty channels and radio stations....
Telus continues to upgrade its wireless and Internet services, spending $2.2 billion on these improvements in 2014. That’s helping it attract more subscribers in a highly competitive market.
As well, last year the company bought $1.1 billion worth of wireless frequencies, or spectrum that should let it cover more of Canada, particularly smaller cities and rural areas.
TELUS (Toronto symbol T; www.telus.com) gets 55% of its revenue from its 8.0 million wireless subscribers across Canada. It also has 3.2 million phone customers, 1.5 million high-speed Internet users and 888,000 TV subscribers.
Telus also continues to expand its health care division, which helps doctors, pharmacies and hospitals convert patient records and other information to electronic formats.
In September 2014, the company paid an undisclosed sum for ZRx Prescriber, an app that lets doctors write prescriptions through their tablet computers and smartphones. The app can also access a patient’s drug-insurance information, which speeds up claims and cuts down on errors. Over 520 clinics in Ontario and Quebec use ZRx Prescriber to process 400,000 prescriptions a month.
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As well, last year the company bought $1.1 billion worth of wireless frequencies, or spectrum that should let it cover more of Canada, particularly smaller cities and rural areas.
TELUS (Toronto symbol T; www.telus.com) gets 55% of its revenue from its 8.0 million wireless subscribers across Canada. It also has 3.2 million phone customers, 1.5 million high-speed Internet users and 888,000 TV subscribers.
Telus also continues to expand its health care division, which helps doctors, pharmacies and hospitals convert patient records and other information to electronic formats.
In September 2014, the company paid an undisclosed sum for ZRx Prescriber, an app that lets doctors write prescriptions through their tablet computers and smartphones. The app can also access a patient’s drug-insurance information, which speeds up claims and cuts down on errors. Over 520 clinics in Ontario and Quebec use ZRx Prescriber to process 400,000 prescriptions a month.
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Telus continues to upgrade its wireless and Internet services, spending $2.2 billion on these improvements in 2014. That’s helping it attract more subscribers in a highly competitive market. As well, last year the company bought $1.1 billion worth of wireless frequencies, or spectrum, that should let it cover more of Canada, particularly smaller cities and rural areas. TELUS $43.63 (Toronto symbol T; Shares outstanding: 611.0 million; Market cap: $26.4 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.7%; www.telus.com) gets 55% of its revenue from its 8.0 million wireless subscribers across Canada. It also has 3.2 million phone customers, 1.5 million high-speed Internet users and 888,000 TV subscribers. In the three months ended September 30, 2014, Telus’s earnings per share rose 10.3%, to $0.64 from $0.58 a year earlier. Revenue increased 5.4%, to $3.03 billion from $2.87 billion....
TELUS $42.03 (Toronto symbol T; Shares outstanding: 615.0 million; Market cap: $25.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.8%; www.telus.com) added 113,000 wireless subscribers, net of cancellations, in the three months ended September 30, 2014, up 8.7% from a year earlier. It now has 8.0 million wireless users and continues to attract high-speed Internet and digital TV subscribers, as well.
As a result, Telus’s revenue rose 5.4%, to $3.0 billion from $2.9 billion. Earnings gained 6.0%, to $387 million from $365 million.
Telus spent $164 million on share buybacks in the latest quarter, so its per-share earnings rose 10.3%, to $0.64 from $0.58.
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As a result, Telus’s revenue rose 5.4%, to $3.0 billion from $2.9 billion. Earnings gained 6.0%, to $387 million from $365 million.
Telus spent $164 million on share buybacks in the latest quarter, so its per-share earnings rose 10.3%, to $0.64 from $0.58.
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TELUS $42.03 (Toronto symbol T; Shares outstanding: 615.0 million; Market cap: $25.6 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 3.8%; www.telus.com) added 113,000 wireless subscribers, net of cancellations, in the three months ended September 30, 2014, up 8.7% from a year earlier. It now has 8.0 million wireless users and continues to attract high-speed Internet and digital TV subscribers, as well. As a result, Telus’s revenue rose 5.4%, to $3.0 billion from $2.9 billion. Earnings gained 6.0%, to $387 million from $365 million. Telus spent $164 million on share buybacks in the latest quarter, so its per-share earnings rose 10.3%, to $0.64 from $0.58....
TELUS CORP. $42 (Toronto symbol T; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 612.0 million; Market cap: $25.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 3.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.telus.com) added 113,000 new wireless subscribers, net of cancellations, in the three months ended September 30, 2014, up 8.7% from a year earlier. It now has 8.0 million wireless subscribers. In addition, it continues to attract high-speed Internet and digital TV users.
As a result, its revenue rose 5.4%, to $3.0 billion from $2.9 billion. Earnings gained 6.0%, to $387 million from $365 million. Telus spent $164 million on share buybacks in the latest quarter, so its per-share earnings rose 10.3%, to $0.64 from $0.58.
The company also raised its quarterly dividend by 11.1%, to $0.40 a share from $0.36. The new annual rate of $1.60 yields 3.8%. This was the eighth hike since May 2011.
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As a result, its revenue rose 5.4%, to $3.0 billion from $2.9 billion. Earnings gained 6.0%, to $387 million from $365 million. Telus spent $164 million on share buybacks in the latest quarter, so its per-share earnings rose 10.3%, to $0.64 from $0.58.
The company also raised its quarterly dividend by 11.1%, to $0.40 a share from $0.36. The new annual rate of $1.60 yields 3.8%. This was the eighth hike since May 2011.
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TELUS CORP. $42 (Toronto symbol T; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 612.0 million; Market cap: $25.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.2; Dividend yield: 3.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.telus.com) added 113,000 new wireless subscribers, net of cancellations, in the three months ended September 30, 2014, up 8.7% from a year earlier. It now has 8.0 million wireless subscribers. In addition, it continues to attract high-speed Internet and digital TV users. As a result, its revenue rose 5.4%, to $3.0 billion from $2.9 billion. Earnings gained 6.0%, to $387 million from $365 million. Telus spent $164 million on share buybacks in the latest quarter, so its per-share earnings rose 10.3%, to $0.64 from $0.58. The company also raised its quarterly dividend by 11.1%, to $0.40 a share from $0.36. The new annual rate of $1.60 yields 3.8%. This was the eighth hike since May 2011....
QHR Corp., $1.15, symbol QHR on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 48.7 million; Market cap: $56.0 billion; www.qhrtechnologies.com), sells software and services for the health care sector. It operates through two main divisions:
QHR narrowed its focus when it sold its enterprise management solutions business for $20 million in December 2013. This unit specialized in workforce management software, which consisted of payroll, staff scheduling and human resource programs.
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- Electronic medical records (EMR): Under the Accuro brand, QHR makes software that manages electronic patient files for doctors, surgeons and other medical professionals. The company’s software also handles administrative functions like billing and patient scheduling. In addition, this division provides on- and off-site data storage.
- Revenue cycle management (RCM): Under its SoftCare brand, QHR helps health care providers exchange claim information for reimbursement.
QHR narrowed its focus when it sold its enterprise management solutions business for $20 million in December 2013. This unit specialized in workforce management software, which consisted of payroll, staff scheduling and human resource programs.
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