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Bruce Murray
Evertz Technologies Ltd.
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Sep 18, 2018
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He owns this in his dividend fund. It is a well run company. The market for TV studios is very limited. The company is profitable and every couple of years, they pay an extra dividend. He likes to buy it below $15 and either sell it in the $20 range or collect the large special dividend. It normally offers a 3.5% to 4% yield (current yield is 4.3%), but every 2-to-3 years, it pays an additional dollar, which works out to be an extra 5 to 10%.