Investment Jungle

Investment Jungle reader Graham requested that we have a look at Suncor Energy Inc. This company trades on the TSE as well as the NYSE under the symbol SU.
Note: This analysis will be done using the TSE data in Canadian dollars.
Company Profile:
From Yahoo Finance
Suncor Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated […]

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Investment Jungle reader Don has requested that we have a look at Canadian Natural Resources Ltd which trades on the TSE under the symbol CNQ. It also trades on the NYSE. Let’s see what CNQ has to offer a Rule #1 investor.
Company Profile:
From Reuters
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) is an independent crude […]

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All you Rule #1 investors, prepare to be amazed by these Big Five numbers! You have been warned.
Our next contestant, produced from my Rule #1 stock screen, is Pason Systems (TSE:PSI).
Company Profile:
From ADVFN Financials:
Industrial company provides design, manufacturing and rental of specialized drilling instrumentation systems for use on land-based drilling rigs. Products and services […]

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Next company that showed up on my Rule #1 stock screener was Ceradyne Inc. (CRDN). Turns out that I have already analyzed that company as it had come out of a previous screen that I had created.
You can find the results for Ceradyne Inc. in this post and this post.
Moving right along, we come […]

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Next up for analysis is the Bank of Nova Scotia. This stock is not only in Mergent’s North American Dividend Achievers Top 50 list, it is also listed in Mergent’s Canadian Dividend Achievers.
Company Profile:
From MSN Money:
The Bank of Nova Scotia is a full-service financial institution, active in both Canadian and international markets. In Canada, […]

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Having decided to use Mergent’s North American Dividend Achievers 50 list as a screening tool, I will be starting my analysis with AGF Management Ltd (AGF-B as listed on the TSX).
Company Profile:
From MSN Money:
AGF Management Limited (AGF) is a Canadian investment management company. The Company’s principal business is providing mutual fund management, private investment counseling […]

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Back when I analyzed Sun Life Financial using the Rule #1 methodology, I said that I would come back to this company and perform the analysis from the dividend perspective.
NOTE: This analysis is taking place on SLF as listed on the NYSE. This is a Canadian company listed on both the TSE and […]

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I would like to get into analyzing dividend paying stocks. My current Rule #1 methodology does not explicitly take dividends into account when determining the value of a business.
The Money Gardener recently posted that he felt that Sun Life Financial was currently selling at an attractive price. So I thought that I would […]

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This last stock will bring my analysis of the retail drug store group to a close. This is a Canadian drug store that has expanded into the U.S. in recent years.
Company Profile
As taken from MSN Money:
The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. is a drugstore chain in North America and in the eastern United […]

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Staying on the theme of drug retailers, I have chosen Shoppers Drug Mart Company (SC). I thought it would be interesting to compare how the giant US retailer (Walgreen) compares with the giant Canadian retailer.
Company Profile:
Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is the licensor of full-service retail drug stores operating under the name Shoppers Drug Mart […]

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