Big buyback enhances Dundee’s value

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DUNDEE CORP. $23 (Toronto symbol DC.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 64.8 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.3; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.dundeecorp.com) is a holding company with subsidiaries in three main areas: wealth management, real estate and resources. The Goodman family controls 83.3% of the company’s votes through multiple-voting shares. In February 2011, Dundee sold its 48% stake (60% voting interest) in DundeeWealth Inc. to Bank of Nova Scotia (Toronto symbol BNS). DundeeWealth owns the Dynamic family of mutual funds. Dundee Corp. still provides investment-management and brokerage services through 48%-owned Dundee Capital Markets Inc. (Toronto symbol DCM). Dundee Corp. received roughly $1.4 billion of Bank of Nova Scotia common and preferred shares for its DundeeWealth stake. As a result of this sale, Dundee Corp.’s revenue fell 20.2% in the three months ended June 30, 2011, to $123.6 million from $154.9 million a year earlier. Earnings fell 32.5%, to $24.3 million, or $0.27 a share, from…