Topic: How To Invest

Hi Pat: I have Capital Power Corp. as one of my major holdings. It has a high dividend. What do you think of this stock? Thanks.

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Capital Power Corp., $20.50, symbol CPX on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 71.0 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; www.capitalpower.com), is one of Canada’s largest independent power producers, with interests in 3,700 megawatts of generation capacity. In the three months ended June 30, 2013, Capital Power’s revenue rose 23.0%, to $321 million from $261 million a year earlier. Cash flow per share jumped to $0.86 from $0.55. The improvements came from greatly improved Alberta power prices, which averaged $123 per megawatt hour in the latest quarter, up from just $40 a year previous. Capital Power has reached an agreement to sell its New England power assets to Emera (Toronto symbol EMA), a recommendation of The Successful Investor, for $541 million U.S. Capital Power will now refocus its power business on Alberta. The company will use the proceeds of the sale to help fund its 50% investment in the Shepard gas-fired plant in Alberta, which is currently under construction. Capital Power’s contribution will total $860 million…