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What do you think about investing in Davis + Henderson (DH) on the TSX?

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Davis + Henderson Corp., $19.48, symbol DH on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 59.2 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; www.dhltd.com), converted from an income trust to a corporation earlier this year. The company is a leading printer of cheques. It also provides chequing and credit-card account management programs, lending-services technology, search and lien-registration services, student-loan processing, and credit-card processing. Davis + Henderson’s clients are mainly financial institutions. Davis + Henderson has cut its dividend since it converted to a corporation: it now pays $1.20 a share (down from the previous distribution of $1.84 a unit). The new rate gives it a 6.1% yield. It also recently paid a $0.15-a-share special dividend. Now that its distributions are dividends, they’re eligible for the dividend tax credit. The company’s cheque-printing business, and its mortgage, real-estate, automotive and commercial activities, will all suffer if the economic recovery slows. Meanwhile, Davis + Henderson continues to cut its costs. As well, it recently agreed to buy Mortgagebot LLC of…