Strong quarter for Linamar

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LINAMAR CORP. $71 (Toronto symbol LNR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 65.1 million; Market cap: $4.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 0.6%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.linamar.com) saw its sales rise 23.8% in the three months ended June 30, 2015, to a record $1.4 billion from $1.1 billion a year earlier. Sales at the company’s powertrain and driveline division (79% of the total) rose 22.5%, thanks to acquisitions and the launch of new transmissions and other automotive products. The industrialproducts division’s sales (21%) gained 28.9%, mainly due to strong demand for the company’s Skyjack self-propelled, scissor-type elevating work platforms. Earnings jumped 33.3%, to a record $1.84 a share from $1.38. In addition to the higher sales, Linamar’s earnings benefited from efficiency improvements and favourable currency exchange rates. Linamar is a buy. buy…