Topic: Dividend Stocks

DUNDEE CORP. $5.10 – Toronto symbol DC.A

DUNDEE CORP. $5.10 (Toronto symbol DC.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 74.3 million; Market cap: $378.9 million; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.3; SI Rating: Average) is a holding company with subsidiaries in three main areas: wealth management, real estate and resources. Its main asset is its 49% stake (63% voting interest) in Dundee-Wealth Inc. (Toronto symbol DW). DundeeWealth provides investment management, securities brokerage, financial planning and investment advisory services. It also owns the Dynamic family of mutual funds. In all, Dundee-Wealth manages $56.2 billion worth of assets.

In 2008, Dundee lost $196.3 million, or $2.62 a share. The loss was largely caused by writedowns of securities, including a $113.8-million charge related to its holdings of asset-backed commercial paper. In 2007, Dundee earned $277.6 million, or $3.49 a share. This figure included a $136.6-million gain on the sale of subsidiaries. Revenue fell 12.2%, to $1.2 billion from $1.4 billion.

Dundee’s stock continues to be held back by fears of more writedowns of illiquid securities. As well, lower prices for oil, gold and other commodities have hurt the value of its resource-related investments. The recession could also hurt Dundee’s residential real-estate development business.

Dundee Corp. is a hold.

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