Finning’s outlook is getting brighter

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Finning’s shares have more than doubled from their low of $15 in March 2020. That recovery reflects the rebounding global economy, and increased demand for commodities as well as Finning’s equipment. The company’s cost-cutting should help lift profits as commodity prices enter what could be a multi-year upswing. FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC. $33 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol FTT; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 162.4 million; Market cap: $5.4 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.9; Dividend yield: 2.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.finning.com) sells and services Caterpillar-brand heavy equipment in Western Canada, but also Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, the U.K. and Ireland. Its main customers are in the oil and gas, mining, forestry-products and construction industries. Canada is Finning’s biggest market, accounting for 55% of its 2020 revenue. Its other markets are South America (31%) and the U.K. & Ireland (14%). The servicing of equipment provided 56% of revenue, while the sale of new equipment provided 27%; the balance came…