Toromont’s outlook remains bright

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TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $112 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TIH; Aggressive Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 81.3 million; Market cap: $9.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.toromont.com) distributes a broad range of Caterpillar and other branded industrial equipment in eastern Canada and the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. It also makes refrigeration systems through its CIMCO business. In the first quarter of 2025, revenue rose 7.2%, to $1.09 billion from $1.02 billion a year earlier. However, higher sales of less-profitable equipment caused earnings to decline 9.8%, to $0.92 from $1.02. Despite tariffs, Toromont should benefit from increased spending on new infrastructure projects. The company will probably earn $6.21 a share in 2025, and the stock trades at a reasonable 18.0 times that forecast. The $2.08 dividend yields 1.9%. Toromont is a buy. buy. …