Special dividend for Leon’s investors

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LEON’S FURNITURE LTD. $24 is a buy for aggressive investors. The retailer (Toronto symbol LNF; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 78.3 million; Market cap: $1.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend yield: 2.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.leons.ca) sells furniture and appliances through 303 stores, mainly under the Leon’s and The Brick banners. Leon’s continues to benefit from strong volumes for its online channels as COVID-19 restrictions limited in-store shopping. In the second quarter of 2021, sales jumped 41.2%, to $588.5 million from $416.7 million a year earlier. Same-store sales gained 41.1%, while online orders rose 46%. Earnings soared 87.1%, to $0.58 a share from $0.31. The company will pay investors a special dividend of $1.25 a share on October 8, 2021. It continues to pay a regular quarterly dividend of $0.16 a share, which makes for annual rate of $0.64 and a 2.7% yield. Leon’s is a buy for aggressive investors. investors. …