Here’s our Pick of the Month – January

Article Excerpt

YAMANA GOLD $12.93 (Toronto symbol YRI; SI Rating: Speculative) (416-815-0220; www.yamana.com; Shares outstanding: 733.3 million; Market cap: $9.5 billion; Dividend yield: 0.3%) owns six operating gold mines in Brazil, Chile and Argentina. It also holds interests in five properties that are still under development. In the three months ended September 30, 2009, Yamana posted revenue of $333.2 million. That’s up 50.3% from $221.6 million a year earlier. (All figures except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars.) Earnings per share (excluding one-time items) tripled, to $0.12 from $0.04. Cash flow per share rose 64.2%, to $0.23 from $0.14. Record high production and gold prices were the main reasons for the gains. The company produced 314,707 ounces of gold in the latest quarter, up 33.7% from 235,406 a year earlier. The rise is partly because it started production at the Gualcamayo mine in Argentina. In June, Yamana sold its San Andres mine in Honduras, as well as the Sao Francisco and Sao Vicente…