Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Dividend Stocks July 2020

The Blogger Stock Trades Canada has on his site a list of Canadian stocks that have cut their dividends. If you want to stay update on dividend cuts, this seems to a good place to keep an eye on. Also. My Own Advisor Blogger has done a recent blog on Top Canadian stocks to weather COVID-19. You might also want to get the free weekly newsletter from Canadian Stock Channel which says what might be the best Canadian Dividend Stocks to buy at the present time.

First, I want to point out that not all of the stocks I follow are great investments. I follow a diverse selection of stocks. There are some that I would never invest in personally. I follow a number of resource stocks even though I personally have little invested in this area. I follow what I find interesting and with resource stocks, I think it is important for Canadians to know what is happening in the resource area. On the other hand, I do follow of good number of great dividend growth stocks.

The theory is that you should use the dividend yield to see if a dividend stock is selling at a stock price that is relatively cheap. A stock price is considered cheap if it is selling at a dividend yield higher than the historical high yield or higher than the historical average yield or historical median yield. Some use the 10 year average or median yield rather than the historical ones. I use median yields, always. See my spreadsheet at dividend growth stocks that I just updated for July 2020.

On this list,
  • I have 21 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical high dividend yield,
  • I have 52 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical average dividend yield
  • I have 79 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical median dividend yield and
  • 91 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 5 year average dividend yield.
When I did my list last list in June 2020,
  • I have 20 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical high dividend yield,
  • I have 53 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical average dividend yield
  • I have 80 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical median dividend yield and
  • 93 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 5 year average dividend yield.
When I did my list in January 2014,
  • I had 9 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical high dividend yield,
  • I had 45 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical average dividend yield and
  • 39 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 5 year average dividend yield.
If you had one share of each stock, total dividends last month would be $163.67. This month dividends would be $162.68. It can vary as because some stocks are paid in US$ and so this figure is affected by currency exchange. Of the stock that I follow 1 stock has raised their dividends since last month.

Empire Company Ltd (TSX-EMP.A, OTC-EMLAF)

Of the stocks I follow, 1 have cut their dividends.

Alaris Royalty Corp (TSX-AD, OTC-ALARF)

Of the stocks I follow, 1 stock has suspended or terminated their dividend.

Chesswood Group (TSX-CHW, OTC-CHWWF)

Of the stock that I follow, these stocks decreased the most in price in the last month.

Name Exch Sym Exch Sym Decrease
Supremex Inc TSX SXP OTC SUMXF -22.58%
Evertz Technologies TSX ET OTC EVTZF -20.79%
ARC Resources Ltd TSX ARX OTC AETUF -20.18%
Parkland Fuel Corp TSX PKI OTC PKIUF -16.27%
HLS Therapeutics Inc TSX HLS OTC HLTRF -14.30%
Atlantic Power Corp TSX ATP NYSE AT -12.71%
High Liner Foods TSX HLF OTC HLNFF -11.51%
WildBrain Ltd TSX WILD OTC WLDBF -11.02%
Molson Coors Canada TSX TPX.B NYSE TAP -10.89%
Savaria Corporation TSX SIS OTC SISXF -10.56%

Most of my stocks started out as Dividend Payers. Currently 20 stocks are not paying any dividends and this would be some 14.8% of the stocks that I follow. Three of these stocks never had dividends, so 12.2% of the stocks I follow have suspended their dividends. The three stocks that never paid dividends are Ballard Power Systems Inc. (TSX-BLD, NASDAQ-BLDP), Blackberry Ltd. (TSX-BB, NASDAQ-BBRY) and Trigon Metals Inc. (TSX-TM, OTC-PNTZF).

I am showing whether a stock is relatively cheap based on historical high dividend yields (P/Hi), historical average dividend yields (P/Ave), historical median dividend yields (P/Med) or on 10 year median dividend yields (P/10Y). See these fields on the right side of the file. You can highlight a particular stock using your cursor to highlight the appropriate line.

There are always some stocks to buy because they are priced reasonably. There are always stocks to currently avoid because they are overpriced. Looking at dividend growth stocks that are selling at stock prices that give them a dividend yield above the historical median dividend yield are probably the best bet.

The stocks that are selling at prices that give them a dividend yield above the historical high yield could be good stocks to buy. However, these stocks may be selling so cheap because of current troubles, especially financial troubles and should be treated with caution. Do not forget that I have all the stocks I follow on this spreadsheet and some are much better investments than others.

You should always investigate a stock before you buy. Sometimes different stocks in certain sectors are just out of favour or the stock market is just in one of its declines. However, a stock may be relatively cheap because it has problems. That is why you should always investigate a stock before buying.

Looking at stock this way is equivalent to a stock filter. A main problem I know of is for the old income trusts. These companies have generally lowered their dividend yields forever and they will probably never get back to the old dividend yield highs they made as an income trust company. For these stocks, you might be better comparing the current dividend yield to the 5 year median dividend yield. I also started a column called VT (for Valid Test) and this applies to checking stock price using dividend yield. If it is not a valid test, I use N to show this.

Also, on some stocks I have a lot more information years in my spreadsheets than for other stocks. So, finding a stock on the list as "cheap" is only the first step in finding a stock to buy. This is the same with any other sort of stock filters that you can use.

The last thing to remember is that I have entering figures into a spreadsheet. I could put them in incorrectly, I can transpose figures and I can misread figures. This is another great reason why you should check a stock out before investing. As this is just a filter, it works better on some stocks than on others.

See my entry on my methodology in establishing the historical dividend yield highs and lows for the stocks that I cover. I have an entry on my introduction to Dividend Growth. You might want to look at my original entry on Dividend Growth Stocks. I have also written about why I like Dividend Growth companies.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Saputo Inc (TSX-SAP, OTC-SAPIF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Empire Company Ltd (TSX-EMP.A, OTC-EMLAF) ... learn more on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my website for stocks followed and investment notes. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter or StockTwits. I am on Instagram with #walktoronto.

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Predictable Interest

If you want to securely earn interest use GICs not any bond ETF. Bond are not paying interest or much interest. There is a risk in bonds and that is because interest rates and bond values go in opposite directions. If you are a novice or not an investor and do not understand investing do not go into bonds to make capital gains. This is what you do if you buy bond ETFs at this point in our history. Capital gains are not easy to make and they certainly are not easy to make on a consistent basis.

A friend of mine, who is not sophisticated in investing went to her bank to get some GICs. Her “advisor” got her to buy GICs connect to mortgages. The banks can only win with this. They put the risk of their mortgages onto their customers. The “advisors” get paid to sell these things. My friend knows that her GICs are somehow related to mortgages, but had no idea how or what the terms were. Other bonds are linked to some stock market index. Do not buy these either

Generally, with linked GICs the worst thing to happen is that you will get no interest paid at all. Usually, the face amount of the GIC is payable, so you do not lose your capital. But these things are generally non-redeemable. This means that you cannot redeem them before the end of the term.

So, the bottom line is, if you want safety and predictability the only place to be is in one to five years GICs at this point in time. There is no other place. And, I am talking about absolutely plain vanilla GICs that are not connected to anything. This site of Rate Hub seems to have some good basic Infor on GICs.

Remember the first rule of investing. It is do not buy what you do not understand.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Computer Modelling Group Ltd (TSX-CMG, OTC-CMDXF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Parkland Fuel Corp (TSX-PKI, OTC-PKIUF) ... learn more on Friday, June 26, 2020 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Extendicare Inc

Benj Gallander on the Money Show site talks about Extendicare. The symbols for this stock of Extendicare Inc are TSX-EXE and OTC- EXETF. This is a stock that keeps coming up on lists of what Canadian stock to buy.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about CI Financial Corp (TSX-CIX, OTC-CIFAF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Computer Modelling Group Ltd (TSX-CMG, OTC-CMDXF) ... learn more on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Canadian Bank Dividends

Paul Bagnell on BNN Bloomberg says Canadian bank stock dividends are currently safe. This is, of course, a question a lot of Canadian want the answer too. Talk to a Canadian investor and they will have some Canadian Bank Stocks in their portfolio.

The Canadian blogger Dividend Earner recently had a blog entries on this subject of Canadian Banks. This is a good article on investing in Canadian Banks. A serious article on Canadian Banks and dividends is by Richard and Irene So via RBC Securities. They feel that any cut in dividends would be unlikely, but not impossible. On the site Dividend.Com Sam Bourgi talks in 2017 about how our 5 big banks have been paying dividends for over 100 years.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Intertape Polymer Group Inc (TSX-ITP, OTC-ITPOF) ... learn more. Next, I will write Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (TSX-AQN, NTSE-AQN) ... learn more on Friday, June 19, 2020 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Women Investors

This is in reference to an article on Kryptoszene by Raphael Lulay. This is of interest to me as a women investor. I know male investors and I do invest differently. However, I also invest differently than the women I know too. I do not know exactly what that says about me as a women investor.

Infographic: Women More Successful on Stock Exchange - Higher Returns With 56% Fewer Trades
  • Annual stock market returns in 2019 for women 24.1%
  • Men achieved 23.5%
  • Female traders make 56% fewer trades
  • Men take on higher risks
Women on average achieve greater returns on the stock market than men. Last year, for example, female investors achieved profits of 24.1%, while their male counterparts brought in 23.5%. This is shown in a new infographic from Kryptoszene.de. Large differences are also apparent in the volume of trades. While women carry out an average of 7.6 share trades per year, the figure for men is 17.7.

Men are more inclined to invest in individual shares, while women are more inclined to invest in funds and ETFs. The proportion of such individual stocks in the overall portfolio is 53.47% for women investors, while for male traders it is 60%.

As the infographics point out, there are various factors leading to women' success in terms of financial investment. According to the graph, men tend to overestimate themselves and take high risks. Moreover, male investors rely more on their own knowledge and neglect the advice of experts.

Overall, women act more cautiously. This cannot least be seen in the trust they place in assets that are less susceptible to fluctuations. The proportion of women in the Bitcoin community is just 12.28%.

"The topic of finance is still often dominated by men," according to cryptoscene analyst Raphael Lulay. "Various surveys reveal that women invest even more successfully. The keys to their success are patience and a broad capital spread - it seems that successful investment is a marathon rather than a sprint."

See full story with the infographic, facts, and more statistics on Kryptoszene

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Waste Connections Inc (TSX-WCN, NYSE-WCN) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Intertape Polymer Group Inc (TSX-ITP, OTC-ITPOF) ... learn more on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Construction Stocks

I do like some constructions stocks and I follow the Bird Construction Inc (TSX-BDT, OTC-BIRDF) and I have Aecon Group Inc (TSX-ARE) on my list of possible stocks to follow. This article on these two stocks is from Readers’ Digest of Canada. Frederic Bastien talks about what disruptions there might be due to Covid 19.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Goeasy Ltd (TSX-GSY, OTC-EHMEF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Lassonde Industries (TSX-LAS.A, OTC-LSDAF) ... learn more on Friday, June12, 2020 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Buybacks

I have never personally like share buyback. This article from the Money Letter does not put share buybacks in a good light. It is an interesting article on why you should not like them either.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Husky Energy Inc (TSX-HSE, OTC-HUSKF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Goeasy Ltd (TSX-GSY, OTC-EHMEF) ... learn more on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Something to Buy June 2020

There is always something to buy in the stock market. On Tuesday, I put out a list of the stocks that I covered and showed what stock might be a good deal based on dividend yield. Now I am trying to categorize what sorts of stocks may be a good deal based on dividend yield. The dividend yield test in this note is a quick way of finding possible stock buys.

The advantages to using dividend yield to judge how cheap or expensive a stock is, is that you are not using estimates or old data (like last reported quarter's data). You are using today's stock price and today's dividend yield. However, this is just a place to start. It is a good idea to check the stock with other tests, especially the P/S Ratio test.

For other testing, like P/E Ratios, P/S Ratios, P/CF Ratios, P/BV Ratios and Price/Graham Price Ratios, you use estimates or data from the last reported financial quarter.

If a stock is showing as a buy using the dividend yield test, I usually like to verify it is a buy by doing a P/S Ratio test. Here you compare the current P/S Ratio to the 10 year median P/S Ratio. If the current P/S Ratio is lower than the 10 year median, then the stock is a buy. I note that Morningstar gives a current P/S Ratio. The 10 year median ratio is shown in my review of a stock. The 10 year median ratio in a review is good for one year from the date of review.

This historical dividend yield test does not work well for old Income Trust companies. These companies had quite high Dividend Yields which will probably never be seen again. So, I started a column called VT (for Valid Test) and this applies to checking stock price using dividend yield. If it is not a valid test, I use N to show this. For these stocks, you might be better comparing the current dividend yield to the 10 year median dividend yield.

However, no system is perfect. But if you are interested in buying a stock a list of stocks cheap or reasonable using dividend yield data might be a good place to start.

Categorizing stocks is not as simple as it might seem. Every site you go to has categorized stocks a bit differently. I try to keep this as simple as possible. See Something to Buy June 2020 Spreadsheet to see what stocks are showing whether a stock is relatively cheap based on historical high dividend yields (P/Hi), historical average dividend yields (P/Ave), historical median dividend yields (P/Med) or on 5 year median dividend yields (P/5Yr). As in other spreadsheets, you can highlight a line or a number of lines for better viewing.

In the following notes I am only going to list stocks showing as cheap using the historical high dividend yields (P/Hi) and historical median dividend yields (P/Med).

I follow 23 stocks in the Consumer Discretionary category. Four of these stocks (17%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield and they are Canadian Tire Corp (TSX-CTC.A, OTC-CDNAF), Leon's Furniture (TSX-LNF, OTC-LEFUF), Magna International Inc. (TSX-MG, NYSE-MGA), and Stingray Digital Group Inc (TSX-RAY.A). Molson Coors Canada (TSX-TPX.B, NYSE-TAP) has been removed from this list.

Eight (35%) of Consumer Discretionary are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Canadian Tire Corp (TSX-CTC.A, OTC-CDNAF), Goeasy Ltd (TSX-GSY, OTC-EHMEF), Goodfellow Inc (TSX-GDL, OTC-GFELF), High Liner Foods (TSX-HLF, OTC-HLNFF), Leon's Furniture (TSX-LNF, OTC-LEFUF), Linamar Corporation (TSX-LNR, OTC-LIMAF), Magna International Inc. (TSX-MG, NYSE-MGA), and Stingray Digital Group Inc (TSX-RAY.A). Molson Coors Canada (TSX-TPX.B, NYSE-TAP), Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp (TSX-PZA, OTC-PZRIF), Savaria Corporation (TSX-SIS, OTC-SISXF) have been removed from this list.

I follow 10 Consumer Staples stocks. No stocks are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Six stocks (60%) are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. These are Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX-ATD.B, OTC-ANCUF), Empire Company Ltd (TSX-EMP.A, OTC-EMLAF), Loblaw Companies (TSX-L, OTC-LBLCF), Metro Inc (TSX-MRU, OTC-MTRAF), North West Company (TSX-NWC, OTC-NWTUF), and Saputo Inc. (TSX-SAP, OTC-SAPIF). Lassonde Industries (TSX-LAS.A, OTC-LSDAF) has been removed from this list.

I follow Five Health Care stocks. One stock (20%) of these stocks is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. It is Sienna Senior Living Inc (TSX-SIA, OTC-LWSCF). HLS Therapeutics Inc (TSX-HLS, OTC-HLTRF) has been removed from this list.

Five (100%) are cheap by the historical median dividend yield. The stocks are Chartwell Retirement Residences (TSX-CSH.UN, NYSE-CWSRF), HLS Therapeutics Inc (TSX-HLS, OTC-HLTRF), Johnson and Johnson (NYSE-JNJ), Medtronic Inc. (NYSE-MDT), and Sienna Senior Living Inc (TSX-SIA, OTC-LWSCF). There is no change from last month.

I follow 10 Energy stocks. One stock (10%) is showing as cheap by the historical high dividend yield. It is Canadian Natural Resources (TSX-CNQ, NYSE-CNQ). Ensign Energy Services (TSX-ESI, OTC-ESVIF), Ovintiv Inc (TSX-OVV, OTC-OVV), and Suncor Energy (TSX-SU, NYSE-SU) have been removed from the last.

There are four stocks (40%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Canadian Natural Resources (TSX-CNQ, NYSE-CNQ), Mullen Group (TSX-MTL, OTC-MLLGF), Ovintiv Inc (TSX-OVV, OTC-OVV), and Suncor Energy (TSX-SU, NYSE-SU). Ensign Energy Services (TSX-ESI, OTC-ESVIF) has been removed from this list.

I follow 8 Bank stocks. One stock (13%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield and it is and Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX-TD, NYSE-TD). CIBC (TSX-CM, NYSE-CM) has been removed from this list.

Six stocks (88%) are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Bank of Montreal (TSX-BMO, NYSE-BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX-BNS, NYSE-BNS), CIBC (TSX-CM, NYSE-CM), National Bank of Canada (TSX-NA, OTC-NTIOF), Royal Bank (TSX-RY, NYSE-RY), and Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX-TD, NYSE-TD). There is not change from last month.

I follow 14 Financial Service stocks. One stock (7%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. It is Power Corp (TSX-POW, OTC-PWCDF). Atrium Mortgage Investment Corp (TSX-AI, OTC-AMIVF), and IGM Financial (TSX-IGM, OTC-IGIFF) have been removed from this list.

Ten stocks (71%) are showing cheap by the historical median dividend yield. These stocks are Accord Financial Corp (TSX-ACD, OTC-ACCFF), AGF Management Ltd (TSX-AGF.B, OTC-AGFMF), Alaris Royalty Corp (TSX-AD, OTC-ALARF), Atrium Mortgage Investment Corp (TSX-AI, OTC-AMIVF), Chesswood Group (TSX-CHW, OTC-CHWWF), CI Financial (TSX-CIX, OTC-CIFAF), Equitable Group Inc (TSX-EQB, OTC-EQGPF), IGM Financial (TSX-IGM, OTC-IGIFF), Onex Corp (TSX-ONEX, OTC-ONEXF) and Power Corp (TSX-POW, OTC-PWCDF). Chesswood Group (TSX-CHW, OTC-CHWWF) has been added from this list.

I follow 5 Insurance stocks. Two stocks (40%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. They are Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSX-GWO, OTC-GWLIF), and Manulife Financial Corp (TSX-MFC, NYSE-MFC). There is no change from last month.

Four stocks (83%) are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. These stocks are Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSX-GWO, OTC-GWLIF), IA Financial Corp (TSX-IAG, OTC-IDLLF), Manulife Financial Corp (TSX-MFC, NYSE-MFC), and Sun Life Financial (TSX-SLF, NYSE-SLF). There is no change from last month.

I follow 32 Industrial stocks. Because I have so many and Industrial is not very descriptive, I have divided my Industrial stocks into 4 separate categories under Industrial. They are Construction, Industrial, Manufacturing and (Business) Services.

I have 6 Construction stocks. None are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Three stocks (50%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Bird Construction Inc (TSX-BDT, OTC-BIRDF), Stantec Inc. (TSX-STN, NYSE-STN), and Toromont Industries Ltd (TSX-TIH, OTC-TMTNF). There is no change from last month.

I have 3 stocks I have left with the sub-index of Industrial. Two stocks (67%) are cheap by the historically high dividend yield. They are Finning International Inc. (TSX-FTT, OTC-FINGF), and Russel Metals (TSX-RUS, OTC-RUSMF). There is no change from last month.

Three stocks (100%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Exchange Income Corp (TSX-EIF, OTC-EIFZF), Finning International Inc. (TSX-FTT, OTC-FINGF), and Russel Metals (TSX-RUS, OTC-RUSMF). There is no change from last month.

I have 7 Manufacturing stocks. Three stocks (43%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. They are Exco Technologies Ltd. (TSX-XTC, OTC-EXCOF), Hammond Power Solutions Inc (TSX-HPS.A, OTC-HMDPF), and Intertape Polymer Group Inc (TSX-ITP, OTC-ITPOF). There is no change from last month.

Four stocks (57%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Exco Technologies Ltd. (TSX-XTC, OTC-EXCOF), Hammond Power Solutions Inc (TSX-HPS.A, OTC-HMDPF), Intertape Polymer Group Inc (TSX-ITP, OTC-ITPOF) and PFB Corp (TSX-PFB, OTC-PFBOF). Ag Growth International (TSX-AFN, OTC-AGGZF has been removed from this list.

I follow 16 Services stocks. Two stocks are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. They are Pason Systems Inc. (TSX-PSI, OTC-PSYTF), and Transcontinental Inc (TSX-TCL.A, OTC-TCLAF). There is no change from last month.

Four stocks (25%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. These stocks are Canadian National Railway (TSX-CNR, NYSE-CNI), Pason Systems Inc. (TSX-PSI, OTC-PSYTF), Transcontinental Inc (TSX-TCL.A, OTC-TCLAF) and Wajax Corp (TSX-WJX, OTC-WJXFF). There is no change from last month.

I follow 10 Material stocks. One stock (10%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. It is Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX-KL, NYSE-KL).

Five stock (50%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. The stocks are Barrick Gold Corp (TSX-ABX, NYSE-ABX), Chemtrade Logistics Inc. Fund (TSX-CHE.UN, OTC-CGIFF), Hardwoods Distribution Inc. (TSX-HDI, OTC-HDIUF), Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX-KL, NYSE-KL), and Stella-Jones (TSX-SJ, OTC-STLJF). Supremex Inc (TSX-SXP, OTC-SUMXF), and Teck Resources Ltd (TSX-TECK.B, NYSE-TECK) have been removed this list.

I follow 10 Real Estate stocks. No stocks are showing as cheap by historically high dividend yield. H & R REIT (TSX-HR.UN, OTC-HRUFF) and Melcor Developments Inc. (TSX-MRD, OTC-MODVF) have been removed from this list.

Five stocks (50%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Choice Properties REIT (TSX-CHP.UN, OTC-PPRQF), First Capital Realty (TSX-FCR.UN, OTC-FCXXF), H & R REIT (TSX-HR.UN, OTC-HRUFF), Melcor Developments Inc. (TSX-MRD, OTC-MODVF), and SmartCentres REIT (TSX-SRU.UN, OTC-CWYUF). Granite REIT (TSX-GRT.UN, NYSE-GRP.U) has been removed from this list.

I follow 3 of the Telecom Service stocks. One (33%) stocks is showing as cheap by historically high dividend yield and it is Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX-SJR.B, NYSE-SJR). There is no change from last month

Three stocks (100%) are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. These stocks are BCE (TSX-BCE, NYSE-BCE), Shaw Communications Inc (TSX-SJR.B, NYSE-SJR) and Telus Corp (TSX-T, NYSE-TU). There is no change from last month.

I follow 9 Tech stocks. No stock (0%) is show as showing as cheap by historical high dividend yield. Computer Modelling Group Ltd. (TSX-CMG, OTC-CMDXF) has been removed from this list.

Three stocks (33%) are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Computer Modelling Group Ltd. (TSX-CMG, OTC-CMDXF), Evertz Technologies (TSX-ET, OTC-EVTZF), and Sylogist Ltd (TSXV-SYZ, OTC-SYZLF). Quarterhaill Inc (TSX-QTRH, NASDAQ-QTRH) has been removed from this list.

I follow 7 of the Infrastructure type utility companies. No stock (0%) is showing as cheap by historical high dividend yield. Enbridge Inc. (TSX-ENB, NYSE-ENB) has been removed from this list.

Six stocks (86%) are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are AltaGas Ltd (TSX-ALA, OTC-ATGFF), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (TSX-BIP.UN, NYSE-BIP), Enbridge Inc. (TSX-ENB, NYSE-ENB), Keyera Corp (TSX-KEY, OTC-KEYUF), Pembina Pipeline Corp (TSX-PPL, NYSE-PBA) and TC Energy Corp (TSX-TRP, NYSE-TRP). AltaGas Ltd (TSX-ALA, OTC-ATGFF), and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (TSX-BIP.UN, NYSE-BIP) have been added to this list.

I follow 10 of the Power type utility companies. Two stocks (20%) are showing as cheap by historical high dividend yield. They are ATCO Ltd (TSX-ACO.X, OTC-ACLLF) and Canadian Utilities Ltd (TSX-CU, OTC-CDUAF). Canadian Utilities Ltd (TSX-CU, OTC-CDUAF) has been added to this list.

Two stocks (20%) are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. Those stocks are ATCO Ltd (TSX-ACO.X, OTC-ACLLF), and Canadian Utilities Ltd (TSX-CU, OTC-CDUAF). There is no change from last month.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Ensign Energy Services (TSX-ESI, OTC-ESVIF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Maxar Technologies Ltd (TSX-MAXR, NYSE-MAXR) .... learn more on Monday, June 8, 2020 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my site for an index to these blog entries and for stocks followed. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk . The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Dividend Stocks June 2020

The Blogger Stock Trades Canada has on his site a list of Canadian stocks that have cut their dividends. If you want to stay update on dividend cuts, this seems to a good place to keep an eye on. Also. My Own Advisor Blogger has done a recent blog on Top Canadian stocks to weather COVID-19. You might also want to get the free weekly newsletter from Canadian Stock Channel which says what might be the best Canadian Dividend Stocks to buy at the present time.

First, I want to point out that not all of the stocks I follow are great investments. I follow a diverse selection of stocks. There are some that I would never invest in personally. I follow a number of resource stocks even though I personally have little invested in this area. I follow what I find interesting and with resource stocks, I think it is important for Canadians to know what is happening in the resource area. On the other hand, I do follow of good number of great dividend growth stocks.

The theory is that you should use the dividend yield to see if a dividend stock is selling at a stock price that is relatively cheap. A stock price is considered cheap if it is selling at a dividend yield higher than the historical high yield or higher than the historical average yield or historical median yield. See my spreadsheet at dividend growth stocks that I just updated for June 2020. On this list,
  • I have 20 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical high dividend yield,
  • I have 53 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical average dividend yield
  • I have 80 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical median dividend yield and
  • 93 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 5 year average dividend yield.
When I did my list last list in June 2020,
  • I have 30 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical high dividend yield,
  • I have 59 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical average dividend yield
  • I have 86 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical median dividend yield and
  • 94 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 5 year average dividend yield.
When I did my list in January 2014,
  • I had 9 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical high dividend yield,
  • I had 45 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical average dividend yield and
  • 39 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 5 year average dividend yield.
If you had one share of each stock, total dividends last month would be $166.95. This month dividends would be $$163.67. It can vary as because some stocks are paid in US$ and so this figure is affected by currency exchange. Of the stock that I follow 3 stocks have raised their dividends since last month.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (TSX-AQN, NTSE-AQN)
Lassonde Industries (TSX-LAS.A, OTC-LSDAF)
Medtronic Inc. (NYSE-MDT)

Of the stocks I follow, 8 have cut their dividends.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (TSX-BIP.UN, NYSE-BIP)
Computer Modelling Group Ltd. (TSX-CMG, OTC-CMDXF)
Crescent Point Energy Corp (TSX-CPG, NYSE-CPG)
H & R REIT (TSX-HR.UN, OTC-HRUFF)
Linamar Corporation (TSX-LNR, OTC-LIMAF)

Leon's Furniture (TSX-LNF, OTC-LEFUF)
Melcor Developments Inc. (TSX-MRD, OTC-MODVF)
Suncor Energy (TSX-SU, NYSE-SU)

Of the stocks I follow, 3 stock has suspended or terminated their dividends.

Ensign Energy Services (TSX-ESI, OTC-ESVIF) Molson Coors Canada (TSX-TPX.B, NYSE-TAP) Suspends for rest of 2020 Supremex Inc (TSX-SXP, OTC-SUMXF) have suspended their dividend until further notice.

Of the stock that I follow, these stocks decreased the most in price.

Name Exch Sym Exch Sym Decrease
Barrick Gold TSX ABX NYSE ABX -12.57%
SNC-Lavalin TSX SNC OTC SNCAF -13.40%
Supremex Inc TSX SXP OTC SUMXF -15.30%
Artis REIT TSX AX.UN OTC ARESF -15.60%
Just Energy TSX JE NYSE JE -16.39%
Brookfield Infra Part TSX BIP.UN NYSE BIP -24.82%
Sienna Senior Living TSX SIA OTC LWSCF -25.27%
Chesswood Group TSX CHW OTC CHWWF -27.12%
Le Chateau Inc TSX CTU OTC LCUAF -60.00%
Reitmans (Canada) TSX RET.A OTC RTMAF -75.00%

Most of my stocks started out as Dividend Payers. Currently 19 stocks are not paying any dividends and this would be some 14.1% of the stocks that I follow. Three of these stocks never had dividends, so 11.5% of the stocks I follow have suspended their dividends. The three stocks that never paid dividends are Ballard Power Systems Inc. (TSX-BLD, NASDAQ-BLDP), Blackberry Ltd. (TSX-BB, NASDAQ-BBRY) and Trigon Metals Inc. (TSX-TM, OTC-PNTZF).

I am showing whether a stock is relatively cheap based on historical high dividend yields (P/Hi), historical average dividend yields (P/Ave), historical median dividend yields (P/Med) or on 10 year median dividend yields (P/10Y). See these fields on the right side of the file. You can highlight a particular stock using your cursor to highlight the appropriate line.

There are always some stocks to buy because they are priced reasonably. There are always stocks to currently avoid because they are overpriced. Looking at dividend growth stocks that are selling at stock prices that give them a dividend yield above the historical median dividend yield are probably the best bet.

The stocks that are selling at prices that give them a dividend yield above the historical high yield could be good stocks to buy. However, these stocks may be selling so cheap because of current troubles, especially financial troubles and should be treated with caution. Do not forget that I have all the stocks I follow on this spreadsheet and some are much better investments than others.

You should always investigate a stock before you buy. Sometimes different stocks in certain sectors are just out of favour or the stock market is just in one of its declines. However, a stock may be relatively cheap because it has problems. That is why you should always investigate a stock before buying.

Looking at stock this way is equivalent to a stock filter. A main problem I know of is for the old income trusts. These companies have generally lowered their dividend yields forever and they will probably never get back to the old dividend yield highs they made as an income trust company. For these stocks, you might be better comparing the current dividend yield to the 5 year median dividend yield. I also started a column called VT (for Valid Test) and this applies to checking stock price using dividend yield. If it is not a valid test, I use N to show this.

Also, on some stocks I have a lot more information years in my spreadsheets than for other stocks. So, finding a stock on the list as "cheap" is only the first step in finding a stock to buy. This is the same with any other sort of stock filters that you can use.

The last thing to remember is that I have entering figures into a spreadsheet. I could put them in incorrectly, I can transpose figures and I can misread figures. This is another great reason why you should check a stock out before investing. As this is just a filter, it works better on some stocks than on others.

See my entry on my methodology in establishing the historical dividend yield highs and lows for the stocks that I cover. I have an entry on my introduction to Dividend Growth. You might want to look at my original entry on Dividend Growth Stocks. I have also written about why I like Dividend Growth companies.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Hardwoods Distribution Inc (TSX-HDI, OTC-HDIUF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Ensign Energy Services (TSX-ESI, OTC-ESVIF) ... learn more on Wednesday, June 06, 2020 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my website for stocks followed and investment notes. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter or StockTwits. I am on Instagram with #walktoronto.