Parent and spinoff have bright futures

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TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $22.86 (Toronto symbol TIH; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-667- 5511; www.toromont.com; Shares outstanding: 76.6 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; Dividend yield: 2.3%) distributes a broad range of industrial equipment, including machinery made by Caterpillar Inc. It also makes refrigeration systems through its CIMCO division. The company completed the spinoff of Enerflex Ltd. (see right) in July 2011. Shareholders received shares of the new Toromont and shares of Enerflex. In the three months ended June 30, 2013, Toromont’s revenue fell 1.3%, to $374.7 million from $379.6 million a year earlier. Record sales at the CIMCO division failed to offset lower equipment sales and rentals, particularly to mining customers. Weaker sales don’t slow profit growth Despite the lower sales, Toromont’s earnings per share rose 9.1%, to $0.36 from $0.33. Cost cuts pushed up profit margins, and Toromont continued to pay down its debt, which lowered its interest costs. The company’s financial position is strong: its $169.4 million of long-term…