Calian is a value pick

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CALIAN GROUP $33.49 (Toronto symbol CGY; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (613-599-8600; www.calian.com; Shares o/s: 7.9 million; Market cap: $263.9 million; Dividend yield: 3.3%) has two main operations: it provides clients with engineers, health-care workers and other skilled professionals on a contract basis; and it sells hardware and software for satellite and other communication systems. In its fiscal 2019 second quarter, ended March 31, 2019, Calian’s revenue rose 7.8%, to $83.4 million from $77.4 million a year earlier. That gain is partly due to recent acquisitions. The company earned $3.86 million, or $0.49 a share. The latest earnings are down 1.6% from $3.93 million, or $0.50 a share, a year earlier. The decline was mostly due to higher costs related to its new businesses. Calian trades at just 15.2 times its forecast 2019 earnings of $2.20 a share. The stock yields 3.3%. Calian Group is still a buy. buy…