Topic: How To Invest

Hello Pat: I would like your opinion on Kirkland Lake Gold for the aggressive part of my portfolio. Thanks.

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Kirkland Lake Gold, $4.06, symbol KGI on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 70.2 million; Market cap: $280.6 million; www.klgold.com), has one producing asset—the Macassa gold mine in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Macassa produced about 91,518 ounces of gold in the year ended April 30, 2013. The company undertook a big expansion of the project, but it experienced operational delays, mainly due to software and electronic issues that reduced the mine’s hoisting capacity. The company will likely produce between 150,000 and 180,000 ounces over the next year. Its cash flow could rise as high as $1.64 a share. The stock trades at 3.2 times that estimate. Kirkland Lake Gold will rise and fall in large measure along with gold prices, but its rising production outlook adds appeal. The stock is okay for aggressive investors to hold. …