Drilling boosts MDI

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MAJOR DRILLING $7.21 (Toronto symbol MDI; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-866-264- 3986; www.majordrilling.com; Shares outstanding: 80.2 million; Market cap: $556.5 million; No dividends paid) is a large contract driller that mainly serves the mining industry. Drilling has begun to recover: in the three months ended July 31, 2017, the company’s revenue rose 21.5%, to $84.0 million from $69.1 million a year earlier. Major also continues to report positive cash flow; it rose 26.8% in the latest quarter, to $4.5 million, or $0.06 a share, from $3.6 million, or $0.05, a year earlier. The company’s balance sheet remains strong, with cash of $40.7 million, or $0.51 a share. Its debt is just $18.8 million. Major Drilling is a buy for aggressive investors. investors…