Toromont lifts your dividend

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TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $125 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TIH; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 82.3 million; Market cap: $10.3 billion; Dividend yield: 1.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.toromont.com) distributes a range of industrial equipment, including Caterpillar machinery, in eastern Canada. It also makes refrigeration systems through its CIMCO business. With the April 2024 payment, Toromont will raise your quarterly dividend by 11.6%, to $0.48 a share from $0.43. The new annual rate of $1.92 yields 1.5%. It has now increased its annual dividend rate for 35 consecutive years. The company will likely earn $6.12 a share in 2024, and the stock trades at a reasonable 20.4 times that estimate. Toromont is a buy. buy. …