Updating Extendicare Inc.

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EXTENDICARE INC. $9 (Toronto symbol EXE; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 88.6 million; Market cap: $797.4 million; Dividend yield: 5.3%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.extendicare.com) owns 65 senior-care facilities, which can house 8,686 residents on either a long- and short-term basis. It manages another 53 residences that are home to 5,693 seniors. Extendicare also operates 40 ParaMed Home Health Care branches in six provinces. ParaMed’s 10,900 staff members provide nursing care and other forms of assistance to clients who remain in their own homes. The company pays a monthly dividend of $0.04. The yearly rate of $0.48 a share results in a high 5.3% yield. In the three months ended September 30, 2017, Extendicare’s revenue rose 1.9%, to $273.2 million from $268.1 million a year earlier. Cash flow fell 24.9%, to $15.6 million, or $0.18 a share, from $20.8 million, or $0.24. The decline is the result of a couple of one-time items—an executive compensation charge and a tax adjustment…