Sale helps Peller cut its debt

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ANDREW PELLER LTD. $8.41 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol ADW.A; Conservative Growth Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 43.7 million; Market cap: $367.5 million; Dividend yield: 2.9%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.andrewpeller.com) is Canada’s second-largest wine producer. Peller raised its quarterly dividend by 10% with the July 2021 payment. The new annual rate of $0.246 per class A share yields 2.9%. As part of a plan to consolidate some of its facilities, Peller has now agreed to sell its property in Port Coquitlam, B.C. The company expects to realize a gain on the sale of about $7.5 million, or $0.21 a share. Peller will probably apply the proceeds to its long-term debt of $178.2 million (as of June 30, 2021). That’s equal to 48% of its market cap. Andrew Peller (A shares) is a buy. buy…