Toromont’s earnings on the upswing

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TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $113 is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TIH; High-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 82.4 million; Market cap: $9.3 billion; Dividend yield: 1.5%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.toromont.com) distributes a range of industrial equipment, including Caterpillar machinery, in eastern Canada. It also makes refrigeration systems through its CIMCO business. With the April 2023 payment, Toromont will raise its quarterly dividend by 10.3%. The new annual rate of $1.72 a share yields 1.5%. Thanks to higher demand for heavy equipment, the company’s earnings will probably rise about 14% to $6.24 a share in 2023. The stock trades at a reasonable 18.1 times that estimate. Toromont is a buy. buy…