Toromont just gave you a 14.8% boost

TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $73 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TIH; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 81.8 million; Market cap: $6.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.toromont.com) distributes a range of industrial equipment, including Caterpillar machinery, in… Read More

Big purchase spurs Toromont gains

TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $60 (Toronto symbol TIH; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 81.5 million; Market cap: $5.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.toromont.com) distributes a broad range of industrial equipment (such as bulldozers, backhoe loaders and drills),… Read More

Hewitt fuels Toromont’s gains

TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $69 (Toronto symbol TIH; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares o/s: 81.2 million; Market cap: $5.6 billion; P/S ratio: 1.6; Divd yield: 1.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.toromont.com) distributes a broad range of industrial equipment, including Caterpillar machinery, in eastern Canada. It… Read More

New businesses enhance their prospects

The shares of Finning and Toromont have moved down lately in response to lower commodity prices. However, recent acquisitions put both companies in a strong position to expand their earnings when commodity prices rebound.
FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC. $25 (Toronto symbol FTT; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry… Read More

Heavy-equipment dealers see higher demand

These two distributors of Caterpillar heavy equipment continue to see strong cyclical demand for their products. That has pushed up their share prices, but these stocks are still attractive in relation to their projected earnings.
FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC. $32 (Toronto symbol FTT; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing &… Read More

Toromont is the better industrial buy

TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $66 (Toronto symbol TIH; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares o/s: 81.3 million; Market cap: $5.4 billion; Dividend yield: 1.4%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.toromont.com) distributes a broad range of industrial equipment, including machinery made by Caterpillar. It also makes refrigeration… Read More