2010 holds promise for these industrials

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TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $27.03 (Toronto symbol TIH; SI Rating: Extra Risk) (416-667-5511; www.toromont.com; Shares outstanding: 64.7 million; Market cap: $1.7 billion; Dividend yield: 2.2%) has two divisions: the equipment group and the compression group. The equipment group’s Caterpillar dealership is one of the world’s largest, covering Ontario, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nunavut. Toromont’s U.S.-based compression group designs, engineers, builds and installs compression systems for natural gas, fuel gas and carbon dioxide, as well as industrial and recreational refrigeration systems (for such things as hockey, curling and skating surfaces.) Enerflex bid still underway Toromont is still pursuing its hostile, $597-million takeover bid for Enerflex Systems Income Fund (Toronto symbol EFX.UN). Enerflex would bring new oil and gas compression customers to Toromont. It would also expand Toromont’s international presence. Enerflex is trading at $14 a unit. That’s above Toromont’s $13.50-a-unit offer. It may have to raise its bid to gain the support of Enerflex’s management. Meanwhile, Toromont reported that its revenue fell 25.6% in the three…