Topic: Growth Stocks

SHERRITT INTERNATIONAL $3.64 – Toronto symbol S

SHERRITT INTERNATIONAL $3.64 (Toronto symbol S; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (1-800-704-6698; www.sherritt.com; Shares outstanding: 297.3 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; Yield: 1.1%) has cut its dividend to $0.01 a share from $0.043. It now yields 1.1%.

In the quarter ended December 31, 2013, Sherritt’s revenue fell 16.7%, to $108.6 million from $130.3 million a year earlier. It lost $0.13 a share, compared to a loss of $0.01.

Sherritt’s long-term debt is $2.1 billion, or a high 2.3 times its market cap. But after the upcoming sale of its coal business, it will hold cash of $1.5 billion, or $5.05 a share.

The company needs an improving global economy to fuel commodity demand, but it’s well positioned to profit when resource markets rebound.

Sherritt International is a buy.

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