Opinions Benj Gallander
Arbor Memorial Services Inc.ABO.B.TOCOMMENTAug 16, 2012
Benj GallanderUnknown
$22.00
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(A Top Pick April 11/11. Down 5.98%.) Funeral business is a good business based on changing demographics in Canada. It is a long-term, very well run company. He sees more growth coming.
Barry SchwartzOwned
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Canadian funeral/cemetery company. Stable business in a volatile period of the market. Very cheap.
Colin StewartOwned
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Grown it’s earnings about 40% over the last 4 years and stock has gone nowhere. Deep discount to NAV. Buying more funeral homes and expanding their cemeteries. Expect to see earnings $3 by 2013, which puts it in the $40 range.
Barry SchwartzOwned
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(Top Pick Sep 20/09, Up 17%) Fabulous quarter with introduction of HST and people bought plots before HST. Thinly traded – no market orders.
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(Top Pick Sep 29/09, Up 19%) Will have a really good quarter because of purchases before HST in Ontario. They are in good shape. Demographics in Canada bode very well for them. Good long-term play. Keep raising the dividend.
Barry SchwartzOwned
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(A Top Pick Sept 29/09. Up 14.77%.) Funeral homes. Great balance sheet. Smart management. Nice dividend. Looking for this stock to go a lot higher.
Barry SchwartzOwned
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(Top Pick Sep 29’09 Up 7%) Still trading at discount to EPS. Not a lot of volume but an interesting one to hold for the long term.
Barry SchwartzOwned
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Funeral homes. Deep value stock. Recently raised its dividend 600%. Low debt to equity ratio. Generates significant free cash flow. Management has a big stake in the company. Trading at less than 10X earnings.
Barry SchwartzOwned
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(A Top Pick Feb 27/08. Down 15.7%. BNN misquoted as an 8% gain.) One of the leading funeral/cemetery businesses in Canada. Will grow their earnings this year over last year. Very solid industry over the long-term. Not economically sensitive.
Colin StewartOwned
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One of the leading funeral home and cemetery companies in Canada. Likes the long-term fundamentals of this business. Good demographics. The best managed in this industry in North America.
Colin StewartOwned
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(Market Call Minute.) If you bought it, it would be mostly because of the dividend. Very well managed. Thinks that Stewart Enterprises (STEI-Q) is more interesting.