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Pat: Would you be good enough to give me your opinion on Domtar? Thank you.

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Domtar Corp., $37.66, symbol UFS on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 65.0 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; www.domtar.com), is among North America’s largest producers of paper (sold in huge rolls), with an annual capacity of about 3.4 million tons. The company is also a significant producer of market pulp, and it has diversified into the personal care industry by making diapers for adults and children. In the three months ended June 30, 2014, Domtar’s revenue rose 5.6%, to $1.39 billion from $1.31 billion a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, earnings per share jumped to $0.61 from $0.24. Domtar holds cash of $85 million, or $1.31 a share. Its $1.4 billion of long-term debt is a high 58% of its $2.4-billion market cap. The stock trades at 12.0 times this year’s forecast earnings of $3.15 a share. It yields a high 4.5%. Domtar plans to keep expanding into new areas to offset its exposure to the cyclical pulp and paper industry. That will likely include acquisitions in the…