Deal improves CPKC’s service

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CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD. $105 is your #1 Conservative Buy for 2023. The company (Toronto symbol CP; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 931.1 million; Market cap: $97.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 10.5; Dividend yield: 0.7%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.cpkcr.com) took its current form on April 14, 2023, when Canadian Pacific Ltd. completed its acquisition of U.S.-based railway Kansas City Southern. The company has formed a new alliance with U.S. railways CSX Corp. (Nasdaq symbol CSX) and Genesee & Wyoming that will give it better access to rail lines in Mississippi and Alabama. That will let CPKC offer faster service for shippers between Mexico, Texas and the U.S. Southeast. The higher revenue due to the merger with KCS should lift CPKC’s earnings per share by about 5% to $3.96 a share in 2023. The stock trades at 26.5 times that forecast. That’s still a reasonable multiple in light of its improving outlook—CPKC expects the higher revenue and cost savings should lift…