Transcontinental cuts its cyclical risk

Shares of Transcontinental are down 30% in the past year on slowing demand at its commercial printing business. However, it continues to expand its packaging business, which cuts its exposure to the cyclical printing market. It’s also doing a good job controlling costs, which will… Read More

Here are key updates on your holdings

TRANSCONTINENTAL INC. $15 is still a buy for aggressive investors. The company (Toronto symbol TCL.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 86.9 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Dividend yield: 6.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.tctranscontinental.com) is Canada’s leading commercial printer. It also makes plastic packaging.
The… Read More