Thursday, July 27, 2023

Investing Books

This is a newsletter from Substack that I have signed up for called Compounding Quality. It is a great list of books to read about investing.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Ballard Power Systems Inc (TSX-BLDP, NASDAQ-BLDP) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Loblaw Companies Ltd (TSX-L, OTC-LBLCF) ... learn more on Friday, July 28, 2023 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, July 25, 2023

Future Crunch on TED

Here is a lecture on TED talk about Future Crunch, a good news newsletter. I love the Future Crunch newsletter as it gives positive news about what is happening around the world. I also love TED Talks because they are always so interesting over a wide variety of subjects.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Savaria Corporation (TSX-SIS, OTC-SISXF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Ballard Power Systems Inc (TSX-BLDP, NASDAQ-BLDP) ... learn more on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 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, July 20, 2023

Second Source of Income

I think that it is important in today’s world to have a second source of income. You can build that with Dividend Growth stocks in a TFSA. The TFSA lets you invest in stocks tax free. You cannot do things like day trading in such an account, but you can build a solid portfolio as an emergency fund.

Even in the best of economic conditions you can lose your job. Mine was threatened due to the firms I worked for downsizing. The latest would be the lockdowns we had for covid. If you have another source of income, you can weather employment problems better.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Pulse Seismic Inc (TSX-PSD, OTC-PLSDF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about TECSYS Inc (TSX-TCS, OTC-TCYSF) ... learn more on Friday, July 21, 2023 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, July 18, 2023

Transportation Stocks

A report from Daily Advice is entitled Transportation: on the water, in the air. It covers Algoma Central Corp, which I follow and Air Canada, which I do not.

My last review of Algoma Central Corp was in May 2023. You will find the reporthere.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Dorel Industries Inc (TSX-DII.B, OTC-DIIBF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Pulse Seismic Inc (TSX-PSD, OTC-PLSDF) ... learn more on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 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, July 13, 2023

Living Off Dividends

In this article from Cash Flows and Portfolios site and the author ask if Living Off Dividends is a Mistake? This is a thoughtful and interesting article.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Obsidian Energy Ltd (TSX-OBE, NYSE-OBE) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Artis REIT (TSX-AX.UN, OTC-ARESF) ... learn more on Friday, July 14, 2023 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, July 11, 2023

Money Making Habits

A new Canadian investing site called Money Making Habits I recently came across. I found it interesting.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about TMX Group Ltd (TSX-X, OTC-TMXXF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Obsidian Energy Ltd (TSX-OBE, NYSE-OBE) ... learn more on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 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, July 6, 2023

Something to Buy July 2023

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. See my Spreadsheet .

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 price 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 July 2023 Spreadsheet above to see what stocks are showing whether a stock is relatively cheap based on historical high dividend yields (P/Hi), historical median dividend yields (P/Med), 10 year high dividend yields (P/10Hi), or 10 year median dividend yields (P/10Yr). As in other spreadsheets, you can highlight a line or several 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 20 stocks in the Consumer Discretionary category. One of these stocks (10%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. It is Canadian Tire Corp (TSX-CTC.A, OTC-CDNAF). Magna International Inc. (TSX-MG, NYSE-MGA) has been removed from this list.

Eleven (55%) of Consumer Discretionary are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are BRP Inc (TSX-DOO, NASDAQ-DOOO), Canadian Tire Corp (TSX-CTC.A, OTC-CDNAF), Goodfellow Inc (TSX-GDL, OTC-GFELF), High Liner Foods (TSX-HLF, OTC-HLNFF), Keg Royalties Income Fund, (TSX-KEG.UN, OTC-KRIUF), Leon's Furniture (TSX-LNF, OTC-LEFUF), Linamar Corporation (TSX-LNR, OTC-LIMAF), Magna International Inc. (TSX-MG, NYSE-MGA), Molson Coors Canada (TSX-TPX.B, NYSE-TAP), Richelieu Hardware Ltd (TSX-RCH, OTC-RHUHF), and Stingray Digital Group Inc (TSX-RAY.A). K-Bro Linen Inc (TSX-KBL, OTC-KBRLF) has been removed from this list.

I follow 13 Consumer Staples stocks. Two stocks (15%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. They are Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX-JWEL, OTC-JWLLF) and Maple Leaf Foods Inc (TSX-MFI, OTC-MLFNF). Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX-JWEL, OTC-JWLLF) has been added to this list of Consumer Staples as a new stock I am following.

Eleven stocks (84%) are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. These are Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX-ATD.B, OTC-ANCUF), Andrew Peller Ltd (TSX-ADW.A, OTC-ADWPF), Empire Company Ltd (TSX-EMP.A, OTC-EMLAF), Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX-JWEL, OTC-JWLLF), KP Tissue Inc (TSX-KPT, NYSE-KPTSF), Lassonde Industries (TSX-LAS.A, OTC-LSDAF), Loblaw Companies (TSX-L, OTC-LBLCF), Maple Leaf Foods Inc (TSX-MFI, OTC-MLFNF), Metro Inc (TSX-MRU, OTC-MTRAF), North West Company (TSX-NWC, OTC-NWTUF) and Saputo Inc. (TSX-SAP, OTC-SAPIF).

Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX-JWEL, OTC-JWLLF), Lassonde Industries (TSX-LAS.A, OTC-LSDAF), and North West Company (TSX-NWC, OTC-NWTUF) have been added to this list.

I follow Six Health Care stocks. Three of these stocks (50%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. They are HLS Therapeutics Inc (TSX-HLS, OTC-HLTRF), Medtronic PCL (NYSE-MDT), Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc (TSX-NBLY, OTC-none). There is no change from last month.

Six stocks (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), Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc (TSX-NBLY, OTC-none), and Sienna Senior Living Inc (TSX-SIA, OTC-LWSCF). There is no change from last month.

I follow 9 Energy stocks. One stock (11%) is showing as cheap by the historical high dividend yield. It is Suncor Energy (TSX-SU, NYSE-SU). There is no change from last month.

There are Five stocks (56%) showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Canadian Natural Resources (TSX-CNQ, NYSE-CNQ), Cenovus Energy Inc (TSX-CVE, NYSE-CVE), Mullen Group (TSX-MTL, OTC-MLLGF), Ovintiv Inc (TSX-OVV, OTC-OVV), and Suncor Energy (TSX-SU, NYSE-SU). There is no change from last month.

I follow 26 Financial stocks under the categories of Banks (8), Financial Services (13), and Insurance (5).

I follow 8 Bank stocks. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Eight stocks (100%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Bank of Montreal (TSX-BMO, NYSE-BMO), Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX-BNS, NYSE-BNS), Barclays PLC (LSE-BARC, NYSE-BCS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX-CM, NYSE-CM), Home Capital Group (TSX-HCG, OTC-HMCBF), National Bank of Canada (TSX-NA, OTC-NTIOF), and Royal Bank of Canada (TSX-RY, NYSE-RY) and Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX-TD, NYSE-TD). There is no change from last month.

I follow 13 Financial Service stocks. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Ten stocks (77%) are showing as 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 Equity Partners Income Trust (TSX-AD.UN, OTC-ALARF), Atrium Mortgage Investment Corp (TSX-AI, OTC-AMIVF), CI Financial (TSX-CIX, NYSE-CIXX), Element Fleet Management Corp (TSX-EFN, OTC-ELEEF), EQB Inc (TSX-EQB, OTC-EQGPF), Goeasy Ltd (TSX-GSY, OTC-EHMEF), IGM Financial (TSX-IGM, OTC-IGIFF), and Power Corp (TSX-POW, OTC-PWCDF). There is no change from last month.

I follow 5 Insurance stocks. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Four stocks (80%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. These stocks are Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSX-GWO, OTC-GWLIF), IA Financial Corp (TSX-IAG, OTC-IDLLF), and Manulife Financial Corp (TSX-MFC, NYSE-MFC), 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, I have divided my Industrial stocks into 4 separate categories under Industrial. They are Construction (7), Industrial (3), Manufacturing (5) and (Business) Services (17).

I have 7 Construction stocks. One stock (14%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. It is Aecon Group Inc (TSX-ARE, OTC-AEGXF). There is no change from last month.

One stock (14%) is showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. It is Aecon Group Inc (TSX-ARE, OTC-AEGXF). There is no change from last month.

I have 3 stocks left with the sub-index of Industrial. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

One stock (33%) is showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. It is Finning International Inc. (TSX-FTT, OTC-FINGF). There is no change from last month.

I have 5 Manufacturing stocks. None of these stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

One stock (14%) is showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. It is Exco Technologies Ltd. (TSX-XTC, OTC-EXCOF). There is no change from last month.

I follow 17 Services stocks. Two of these stocks (12%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. They are McCoy Global Inc (TSX-MCB, OTC-MCCRF), and Titanium Transportation Group Inc (TSX-TTR, OTC-TTTGF). McCoy Global Inc (TSX-MCB, OTC-MCCRF) has been added to this list.

Ten stock (59%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Algoma Central Corporation (TSX-ALC, OTC-AGMJF), Canadian National Railway (TSX-CNR, NYSE-CNI), McCoy Global Inc (TSX-MCB, OTC-MCCRF), Parkland Fuel Corp (TSX-PKI, OTC-PKIUF), Pason Systems Inc (TSX-PSI, OTC-PSYTF), Pulse Seismic Inc. (TSX-PSD, OTC-PLSDF), Titanium Transportation Group Inc (TSX-TTR, OTC-TTTGF), Transcontinental Inc (TSX-TCL.A, OTC-TCLAF), Trican Well Service Ltd (TSX-TCW, OTC-TOLWF), and Wajax Corp (TSX-WJX, OTC-WJXFF). RB Global Inc (TSX-RBA, NYSE-RBA) and been deleted from this list and McCoy Global Inc (TSX-MCB, OTC-MCCRF) has been added.

I follow 10 Material stocks. One stock (10%) is showing as cheap by the historically high dividend yield. It is Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (TSX-AEM, NYSE-AEM). Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (TSX-AEM, NYSE-AEM) has been added back to this list.

Three stock (30%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. The stocks are Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (TSX-AEM, NYSE-AEM), Barrick Gold Corp (TSX-ABX, NYSE-ABX), and Stella-Jones (TSX-SJ, OTC-STLJF). There is no change from last month.

I follow 10 Real Estate stocks. No stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

Six stocks (60%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Allied Properties REIT (TSX-AP.UN, OTC-APYRF), Artis REIT (TSX-AX.UN, OTC-ARESF), Choice Properties REIT (TSX-CHP.UN, OTC-PPRQF), First Capital REIT (TSX-FCR.UN, OTC-FCXXF), 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 and Choice Properties REIT (TSX-CHP.UN, OTC-PPRQF) has been added to this list.

I follow 2 of the Telecom Service stocks. None of the stocks (0%) are showing as cheap by historically high dividend yield. There is no change from last month.

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

I follow 9 Tech stocks. No stock (0%) is showing as cheap by historical high dividend yield. Evertz Technologies (TSX-ET, OTC-EVTZF) has been removed from this list.

Four stock (44%) are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Enghouse Systems Limited (TSX-ENGH, OTC-EGHSF), Evertz Technologies (TSX-ET, OTC-EVTZF), Quarterhaill Inc (TSX-QTRH, OTC-QTRHF) and Sylogist Ltd (TSXV-SYZ, OTC-SYZLF). There is no change from last month.

I follow 8 of the Infrastructure Type utility companies. One of the stocks (12.5%) is showing as cheap by historical high dividend yield. It is TC Energy Corp (TSX-TRP, NYSE-TRP). There is no change from last month.

Three stocks (38%) are showing cheap by historical median dividend yield. They are Enbridge Inc. (TSX-ENB, NYSE-ENB), Keyera Corp (TSX-KEY, OTC-KEYUF), and TC Energy Corp (TSX-TRP, NYSE-TRP). There is no change from last month.

I follow 9 of the Power Type utility companies. One stock (13%) is showing as cheap by historical high dividend yield. It is ATCO Ltd (TSX-ACO.X, OTC-ACLLF). There is no change from last month except that I have now added Boralex Inc (TSX-BLX, OTC-BRLXF) on to this list as I am following it.

Five stocks (56%) are showing as cheap by historical median dividend yield. Those stocks are Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (TSX-AQN, NYSE-AQN), ATCO Ltd (TSX-ACO.X, OTC-ACLLF), Canadian Utilities Ltd (TSX-CU, OTC-CDUAF), Emera Inc (TSX-EMA, OTC-EMRAF), and Fortis Inc (TSX-FTS, OTC-FRTSF). Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (TSX-AQN, NYSE-AQN) has been added to this list.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX-JWEL, OTC-JWLLF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Suncor Energy Inc (TSX-SU, NYSE-SU) ... learn more on Friday, July 7, 2023 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, July 4, 2023

Dividend Stocks July 2023

First, I want to point out that not all 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 several 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. You might 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.

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 2023.

On this list,
  • I have 13 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical high dividend yield,
  • I have 91 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical median dividend yield
  • I have 12 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 10 year high dividend yield and
  • 95 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 10 year average dividend yield.
When I did my list last list in June 2023,
  • I have 12 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical high dividend yield,
  • I have 87 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the historical median dividend yield
  • I have 9 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 10 year high dividend yield and
  • 89 stocks with a dividend yield higher than the 10 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 median dividend yield.
If you had one share of each stock, total dividends last month would be $203.74. This month dividends would be $202.42. It can vary as because some stocks are paid in US$ and so this figure is affected by currency exchange. Of the stock that I follow 4 stocks has raised their dividends since last month. If I did an index based on stock price, the index for last month would be 689.17 and this month 693.90.

Capital Power Corp (TSX-CPX, OTC-CPRHF)
Empire Company Ltd (TSX-EMP.A, OTC-EMLAF)
McCoy Global Inc (TSX-MCB, OTC-MCCRF)
Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp (TSX-PZA, OTC-PZRIF)

Of the stocks I follow, 0 stock has cut their dividends.

Of the stocks I follow, 0 stocks have suspended or terminated their dividend.

Note that I have added two stocks to my list Boralex Inc (TSX-BLX, OTC-BRLXF) and Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX-JWEL, OTC-JWLLF). To keep tracking 154 stocks, I need to still add one more.

McCoy Global Inc (TSX-MCB, OTC-MCCRF) has restarted their dividends. This is always good news. See the report.

Note: TD WebBroker said that both Barrick Gold Corp (TSX-ABX, NYSE-ABX) and Thomson Reuters Corp (TSX-TRI, NYSE-TRI) raised their dividends. I always check for a press release or information on the company’s web site for details. For both these companies, I can find nothing on any dividend increases, so there are no increases shown this month. However, WebBroker will probably be proven right about the increases in the end.

TMX Group Ltd (TSX-X, OTC-TMXXF) does a 5 to 1 split. See details on Newswire.

Of the stocks I follow, the following declined the most in their stock price. Of the stocks I follow, 50% had declining stock prices.

Name Exch Sym Exch Sym Chge SP
WildBrain Ltd TSX WILD OTC WLDBF -19.70%
North West Company TSX NWC OTC NWTUF -18.59%
Neighbourly Pharmacy TSX NBLY OTC none -15.88%
Saputo Inc TSX SAP OTC SAPIF -15.68%
Enghouse Systems TSX ENGH OTC EGHSF -14.52%
Lassonde Industries TSX LAS.A OTC LSDAF -14.44%
Ensign Energy Services TSX ESI OTC ESVIF -13.30%
Innergex Renewable TSX INE OTC INGXF -12.73%
Trigon Metals Inc. TSXV TM OTC PNTZF -11.90%
Reitmans (Canada) Ltd TSX RET.A OTC RTMAF -10.57%

Of the stock that I follow, these stocks gained the most in their stock price. Of the stock I follow, 48.7% had increasing stock price. And, 1.30% or 2 stocks are new so had the same stock price as last month.
Name Exch Sym Exch Sym Chge SP
AGF Management Ltd TSX AGF.B OTC AGFMF 11.65%
Supremex Inc TSX SXP OTC SUMXF 12.30%
Quarterhaill Inc TSX QTRH OTC QTRHF 12.60%
Hammond Power TSX HPS.A OTC HMDPF 13.42%
BRP Inc TSX DOO NASDAQ DOOO 13.71%
Bombardier Inc. TSX BBD.B OTC BDRBF 15.61%
Sylogist Ltd TSXV SYZ OTC SYZLF 26.05%
Granite REIT TSX GRT.UN NYSE GRP.U 26.38%
HLS Therapeutics Inc TSX HLS OTC HLTRF 33.95%
Absolute Software TSX ABST NASDAQ ABST 43.42%

Most of my stocks started out as Dividend Payers. Currently 9 stocks are not paying any dividends and this would be some 5.84% of the stocks that I follow. Three of these stocks never had dividends, so 3.90% of the stocks I follow have suspended or do not pay a dividend. 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 Premium Brands Holdings Corp (TSX-PBH, OTC-PRBZF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX-JWEL, OTC-JWLLF) ... learn more on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 around 5 pm.

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