Wajax jumps on profits

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WAJAX CORP. $24.00 (Toronto symbol WJX; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (905-212- 3300; www.wajax.ca; Shares outstanding:20.0 million; Market cap: $479.8 million; Dividend yield: 4.2%) is up 57% since the company reported strong earnings in the latest quarter. Wajax made $6.8 million, or $0.34 a share, in the three months ended September 30, 2016. That’s up 28.3% from $5.3 million, or $0.27. Those gains came mostly from the company’s latest restructuring plan, which aims to reduce Wajax’s workforce by 10%. In the quarter, cost savings from restructuring were $3.0 million. The total savings for 2016 will be about $8 million, and starting in 2017, the company expects to cut about $15 million annually. The reduced costs should result in earnings of $1.52 a share for 2017. Wajax currently trades at 15.7 times that forecast. The shares yield 4.2%. Wajax Corp. is a buy. buy…