Higher oil trims ShawCor’s losses

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SHAWCOR LTD. $4.93 is still a buy, but only for highly aggressive investors. The company (Toronto symbol SCL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 70.5 million; Market cap: $347.6 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; Dividend suspended in March 2020; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.shawcor.com) makes sealants and coatings that keep oil and gas pipelines from rusting. It also manufactures industrial products, such as electrical wire and protective sheaths, as well as fiberglass-reinforced plastic underground tanks to store fuel and wastewater. In the three months ended September 30, 2021, ShawCor’s revenue rose 8.9%, to $291.4 million from $267.7 million a year earlier. That’s mainly due to rising oil prices, which have spurred demand for the company’s pipeline coating services. The company also cut its losses by 53.8%, to $0.12 a share from $0.26. ShawCor is a buy for aggressive investors. investors…