Growth Stocks

Growth stocks are companies that are likely to have sales and earnings growth well above market average. Frequently they pay few, if any, dividends. Instead they typically reinvest any extra cash flow to promote further growth. Chosen wisely—according to Pat McKeough’s advice—high-quality growth-oriented stocks can be worthwhile additions to most well-diversified portfolios.

Although growth stock picks can be highly volatile, they can make good long-term investments. They may be well-known stars or quiet gems, but they do share one common attribute—they are growing at a higher-than-average rate within their industry, or within the market as a whole, and could keep growing for years or decades.

And keep in mind that we focus on growth stocks, which have a good long-term history and favourable prospects. We downplay momentum stocks that tend to attract many investors simply because they are moving faster than the market averages, but are liable to fall sharply when their momentum fades.

There’s room for growth stock investing in your portfolio, but make sure you follow our TSI Network three-part Successful Investor strategy for your overall portfolio:

Invest mainly in well-established companies;
Spread your money out across most if not all of the five main economic sectors (Manufacturing & Industry; Resources & Commodities; Consumer; Finance; Utilities);
Downplay or avoid stocks in the broker/media limelight.

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Growth Stocks

Potash & Agrium merger should pay off

Under the terms of the upcoming merger of Potash Corp. and Agrium, POT investors will receive 0.40 of a share in the combined company for each share they hold; Agrium investors will receive 2.23 shares for each of their AGU shares. As a group, Potash Corp. shareholders will then own 52% of the firm, with Agrium investors holding 48%.

The new company will pay an annual dividend equal to Agrium’s current rate of $3.50 U.S....

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Growth Stocks

Rising backlog cuts ShawCor’s risk

SHAWCOR LTD. $39 (Toronto symbol SCL; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 69.9 million; Market cap: $2.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.3; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.shawcor.com) makes sealants and coatings to keep oil and gas pipelines from rusting....

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Growth Stocks

Portfolio change for Torstar

TORSTAR $1.79 (Toronto symbol TS.B; Shares outstanding: 80.6 million; Market cap: $145.3 million; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Dividend yield: 5.6%; www.torstar.com) had revenue of $188.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. That’s down 11.9% from $213.7 million a year earlier....

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Growth Stocks

Google improves ad services

ALPHABET INC. (Nasdaq symbols GOOG $831 [class C: non-voting] and GOOGL $850 [class A: one vote per share]; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 691.4 million; Market cap: $574.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.4; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.abc.xyz) is the parent company of Google’s Internet search business (still called Google) and other operations (called “Other Bets”)....

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Growth Stocks

Lower costs spur Nordstrom

NORDSTROM INC. $46 (New York symbol JWN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 166.9 million; Market cap: $7.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.5; Dividend yield: 3.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.nordstrom.com) reported revenue of $4.3 billion (including credit-card fees) for its fiscal 2017 fourth quarter, ended January 28, 2017....

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Growth Stocks

Keep holding Idexx despite its jump

IDEXX LABORATORIES INC. $155 (Nasdaq symbol IDXX; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 87.9 million; Market cap: $13.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 7.7; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.idexx.com) gets about 85% of its revenue from equipment that veterinarians use to detect diseases in pets....

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Growth Stocks

Microsoft gains from online focus

MICROSOFT CORP. $65 (Nasdaq symbol MSFT; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 7.7 billion; Market cap: $500.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.9; Dividend yield: 2.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.microsoft.com) earned $6.5 billion in its fiscal 2017 second quarter, ended December 31, 2016....

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Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

Lower costs set them up for new gains

These two alcoholic-beverage makers continue to cut costs and adapt to increasingly health-conscious consumers, who drink less. That improved efficiency enhances the long-term prospects for each, but we prefer Molson Coors for new buying.

DIAGEO PLC ADRs $117 (New York symbol DEO; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; ADRs outstanding: 629.2 million; Market cap: $73.6 billion; Priceto-sales ratio: 5.2; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.diageo.com) is the world’s largest premium alcoholic-beverage company....

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Growth Stocks

Updating Agilent Technologies Inc., Apache Corp. and NCR Corp.

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. $53 (New York symbol A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 322.3 million; Market cap: $17.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 4.0; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.agilent.com) makes specialized testing equipment, such as mass spectrometers, for medical research labs and industrial clients.

Thanks to recent acquisitions and the launch of new products, the company earned $172 million in its fiscal 2017 first quarter ended January 31, 2017....

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Pat McKeough

Growth Stocks

Popeyes suits QSR

RESTAURANT BRANDS INTL. $54.06 (New York symbol QSR; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (905-845-6511; www.rbi.com; Shares outstanding: 467.0 million; Market cap: $25.2 billion; Dividend yield: 1.3%) is the world’s third-largest fast-food operator, after McDonald’s (No....

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