Updating Enbridge, Riocan and CGI Group

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ENBRIDGE INC. $40 (Toronto symbol ENB; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Utilities sector; Shares outstanding: 785.0 million; Market cap: $31.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 2.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.enbridge.com) owns 100% of Enbridge Gas New Brunswick Inc. (EGNB), which distributes natural gas to 11,000 customers in that province. Enbridge is now expanding EGNB’s system to connect to an additional 30,000 clients. However, the New Brunswick government recently enacted new regulations that limit the rates that EGNB can charge its customers. That makes it harder for Enbridge to recoup the funds that it has already invested in this business. As a result, the company will write down this investment by $262 million. That’s equal to 24% of the $1.1 billion, or $1.48 a share, that Enbridge earned in 2011. Enbridge is still a buy. RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $27 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units outstanding: 280.8 million; Market cap: $7.6 billion; Priceto- sales ratio: 5.0; Dividend…