Toromont just gave you a 14.8% boost

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TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $73 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TIH; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 81.8 million; Market cap: $6.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.6; Dividend yield: 1.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.toromont.com) distributes a range of industrial equipment, including Caterpillar machinery, in eastern Canada. Investors gain even more diverse exposure to commercial and industrial segments through the company’s refrigeration systems business, CIMCO. Toromont’s revenue in the fourth quarter of 2019 rose 6.1%, to $1.03 billion from $966.0 million a year earlier. Higher demand for heavy equipment helped offset flat sales of refrigeration equipment. Earnings gained 6.5%, to $90.5 million from $84.9 million. Due to more shares outstanding, per-share earnings increased 5.8%, to $1.10 from $1.04. The company is using its improving earnings to reward its investors. With the April 2020 payment, Toromont will raise its quarterly dividend by 14.8%. Investors will then receive $0.31 a share, up from $0.27. The new annual rate of $1.24 yields 1.7%. 1.7%….