Topic: How To Invest

What is your opinion of Macro Enterprises?

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Macro Enterprises, $6.42, symbol MCR on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 29.1 million; Market cap: $185.7 million; www.macroenterprises.ca), is a Calgary-based company that builds and maintains pipelines and other facilities. Its clients include Enbridge, Talisman, TransCanada, Cenovus, Nexen, Spectra, AltaGas and Pembina. In the three months ended June 30, 2013, Macro’s revenue rose 34.1%, to $37.3 million from $27.8 million a year earlier. Earnings per share rose sharply, to $0.21 from $0.11. The company holds cash of $9.4 million, or $0.32 a share. Its $14.2 million of debt is a low 7.6% of its $185.7-million market cap. Macro will likely continue to report improved results, because its clients have a number of pipelines proposed and under construction. These projects include lines to move natural gas to Canada’s west coast for conversion into liquefied natural gas (LNG). Macro Enterprises is okay for aggressive investors to hold. ..