CGI could profit from Brexit

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CGI INC. $90 (Toronto symbol GIB.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 278.3 million; Market cap: $25.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.1; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.cgi.com) is Canada’s largest provider of computer-outsourcing services. It helps its clients automate routine functions such as accounting and buying supplies. That makes companies more efficient and lets them focus on their main businesses. The U.K. accounts for about 10% of CGI’s revenue, while the rest of Europe supplies 52%. The company feels the uncertainty over the U.K.’s plan to leave the European Union could spur greater demand for its services. That’s because business and government agencies, in both the U.K. and Europe, will need to improve their efficiency. CGI could also help those U.K. clients that intend to relocate to Europe reprogram their systems. The stock has jumped nearly 20% in the past year. Despite that gain, it trades at a reasonable 19.4 times the $4.64 a share that it will probably earn…