Writedowns hurt Dundee

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DUNDEE CORP. $24 (Toronto symbol DC.A; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; Shares outstanding: 54.7 million; Market cap: $1.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; No dividends paid; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.dundeecorp.com) is a holding company with investments in wealth management, real estate, resources and agriculture. In the quarter ended June 30, 2012, Dundee lost $16.8 million, or $0.34 a share. That’s because it wrote down the value of securities it holds by $34.0 million. A year earlier, it earned $21.0 million, or $0.28 a share, partly due to $1.9 million in investment gains. Revenue jumped 40.7%, to $171.2 million from $121.7 million. Dundee is still a buy. buy…