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Hi, Pat: I would be interested in your thoughts concerning Genworth MI Canada. Thank you

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Genworth MI Canada, $29.92, symbol MIC on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 91.8 million; Market cap: $2.7 billion; www.genworth.ca), is a leading Canadian residential mortgage insurer. It provides this service through its subsidiary, Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Company of Canada. Right now, it has $390 billion of insurance policies written. In the three months ended September 30, 2015, Genworth’s revenue rose 19.9%, to $260.1 million from $217.0 million a year earlier. Earnings per share gained 3.1%, to $1.00 from $0.97. Genworth continues to gain market share, and it aims to manage both its credit risk and its investment portfolio conservatively. Still, it needs Canadian housing markets to remain stable, or at least suffer just a modest decline in activity, to keep reporting improved results. The stock trades at 8.0 times Genworth’s forecast 2016 earnings of $3.72 a share. The company is raising its dividend by 7.7%, to $0.42 from $0.39, with the November 27, 2015, payment. That gives the stock a 5.6% yield…