Topic: How To Invest

Hi Pat: I was wondering what your opinion is on Leisureworld Senior Care Corp. as an income investment with growth potential.

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Leisureworld Senior Care Corp., $10.65, symbol LW on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 29.3 million; Market cap: $312.3 million; www.leisureworld.ca), is Canada’s fifth-largest operator of seniors’ housing and the third-largest licensed long-term care provider in Ontario. The company owns and operates 27 long-term care homes with a total of 4,498 beds across Ontario. It also owns and operates five retirement residences and one independent-living residence, which include 739 suites in all, in Ontario and B.C. Leisureworld’s subsidiaries consist of Preferred Health Care Services, which provides professional nursing and personal-support services; and Ontario Long Term Care, which handles other professional health services, such as purchasing, dietary and social work. Long-term care accounts for 88% of the company’s revenue; retirement residences, 8%; and home care, 4%. Leisureworld’s shares have dropped from $12 since the company announced its latest quarterly results on August 14. In the three months ended June 30, 2013, Leisureworld’s revenue rose 9.4%, to $83.2 million from $76.1 million a year earlier. However, the…