TORONTO-DOMINION BANK $ – Toronto symbol TD

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TORONTO-DOMINION BANK $54 (Toronto symbol TD; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 1.8 billion; Market cap: $97.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.4; Dividend yield: 3.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.td.com) gets 65% of its revenue and earnings from its Canadian retail banking division, which serves 15 million customers through 1,164 branches. In the U.S., the bank operates 1,301 branches along the east coast from Maine to Florida. This business supplies 25% of its revenue and earnings. The remaining 10% comes from TD’s wholesale banking division, which offers securities trading and investmentbanking services, such as stock underwriting. TD’s revenue jumped 53.1%, from $19.6 billion in 2010 to $30.0 billion in 2014 (fiscal years end October 31). Earnings rose 56.5%, from $5.0 billion in 2010 to $7.9 billion in 2014. Per-share earnings gained 47.8%, from $2.89 to $4.27, on more shares outstanding (all per-share amounts adjusted for a two-for-one stock split in February 2014). Smart purchases boosted results The revenue and earnings mainly resulted from…