Topic: Growth Stocks

CALIAN TECHNOLOGIES $20.20 – Toronto symbol CTY

CALIAN TECHNOLOGIES $20.20 (Toronto symbol CTY; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (613-599-8600; www.calian.com; Shares outstanding: 7.7 million; Market cap: $155.5 million; Dividend yield: 5.2%) operates in two areas: the business and technology services division (which supplies 70% of Calian’s revenue) provides engineers, health care workers and other skilled professionals to clients on a contract basis. The systems engineering division (30% of revenue) sells hardware and software for testing, operating and managing satellite and other communication systems.

In the three months ended March 31, 2012, Calian’s revenue rose 3.7%, to $61.6 million from $59.4 million a year earlier. Earnings rose 12.8%, to $3.7 million, or $0.48 a share, from $3.3 million, or $0.42 a share.

Just before the quarter ended, Calian bought Primacy Management Inc., of Burlington, Ontario. Since 2003, Primacy has been designing, building and managing in-store health clinics for Loblaw Companies (symbol L on Toronto). Primacy now operates 112 such clinics in Loblaw’s stores across Canada.

Primacy will add about $3 million a year to Calian’s revenue. The company also expects the acquisition to immediately add to its earnings.

Calian holds cash of $25.0 million, or $3.25 a share, and has no debt. It pays a quarterly dividend of $0.26 a share. That gives the shares a high annualized yield of 5.2%.

Calian Technologies is still a buy.

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