Profits rise on drilling rebound

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ENERFLEX LTD. $13.06 (Toronto symbol EFX; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (403-387-6377; www.enerflex.com; Shares outstanding: 89.5 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; Dividend yield: 3.2%) rents and sells equipment and services for natural gas production. That includes refrigeration gear and systems, power generators and processing plants. The company’s revenue jumped 33.8% in the quarter ended June 30, 2019, to $541.9 million from $404.8 million a year earlier. That’s due to several contracts it received in the second half of 2018. Higher activity in the U.S. and Canada also contributed to the increase. New contracts are generating higher profit margins for Enerflex. As a result, its earnings in the quarter jumped 95.7%, to $0.45 a share from $0.23. The company’s balance sheet is solid: the $365.4 million in long-term debt is a manageable 30% of its market cap, and it holds $223.9 million in cash. New orders remain very strong, especially from U.S. and international customers that continue to increase their gas production. On June 30, 2019,…