Wajax profits from rebounding demand

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Business conditions due to COVID-19 hurt Wajax Corp.’s results in 2021. However, volumes improved steadily through the end of 2022; and now into 2023, customer activity continues to increase. WAJAX CORP., $22.71, is a buy. Through their shares, investors benefit from the company’s (Toronto symbol WJX; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.wajax.ca; Shares outstanding: 21.4 million; Market cap: $473.2 million; Dividend yield: 5.8%) sales and servicing of cranes, forklifts and other heavy equipment. Wajax also provides related parts and systems such as ball bearings, hoses, diesel engines and transmissions. In the quarter ended March 31, 2023, overall revenue climbed 17.4%, to $516.1 million from $439.5 million a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, Wajax earned $17.8 million, or $0.83 a share, in the quarter. That’s up 13.4% from $15.7 million, or $0.73. The company raised its quarterly dividend by 32.0% with the April 2023 payment, to $0.33 a share from $0.25. The stock now yields a high 5.8%. Wajax Corp. is a buy. buy…