Dorel boosts its dividend

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DOREL INDUSTRIES $35.18 (Toronto symbol DII.B; SI Rating: Extra Risk) (514-731-0000; www.dorel.com;Shares outstanding: 32.9 million; Market cap: $1.2 billion; Dividend yield: 1.7%) makes a wide range of products, including ready-to assemble home and office furniture; juvenile products, such as car seats, strollers, high chairs, toddler beds and cribs; home furnishings, including chairs, tables, bunk beds, futons and step stools; and recreational products, including bicycles. Dorel’s earnings jumped 44.6% in the three months ended June 30, 2010, to $1.07 a share from $0.74 a share a year earlier. (All figures except share price in U.S. dollars.) Revenue rose 10.3% to $607.7 million from $551.1 million. The company raised its quarterly dividend by 20%, to $0.15 from $0.125, with the June payment. The shares now yield 1.7%. The stock trades at just 9.5 times the $3.66 a share that Dorel is expected to earn this year. Dorel Industries is a buy. buy…