Buys for economic-recovery gains

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TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $25.56 (Toronto symbol TIH; SI Rating: Extra Risk) (416-667-5511; www.toromont.com; Shares outstanding: 76.9 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; Dividend yield: 2.4%) has two divisions: the equipment group and the compression group. The equipment group’s Caterpillar dealership is one of the world’s largest, covering Ontario, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nunavut. Toromont’s U.S.-based compression group designs, engineers, builds and installs compression systems for natural gas, fuel gas and carbon dioxide, as well as industrial and recreational refrigeration systems (for such things as hockey, curling and skating surfaces.) Enerflex bid was successful In January, Toromont completed its $700-million hostile takeover of Enerflex Systems Income Fund (former Toronto symbol EFX.UN). Enerflex brings new oil and gas compression customers to Toromont. It also expands Toromont’s international presence. Meanwhile, Toromont reported that its revenue fell 3.7% in the three months ended March 31, 2010, to $440.7 million from $457.7 million a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, earnings per share fell 73%, to $0.10 from $0.37 a year…