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Pat: What do you think about Leisureworld Senior Care Corp.?

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Leisureworld Senior Care Corp., $13.28, symbol LW on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 36.3 million; Market cap: $481.6 million; www.leisureworld.ca), is one of Canada’s largest operators of seniors’ housing and the biggest licensed long-term care provider in Ontario. The company owns and operates 35 long-term care homes with a total of 5,733 beds across Ontario. It also owns and operates 10 retirement residences in Ontario and B.C. with 1,065 suites in all. Leisureworld’s subsidiaries consist of Preferred Health Care Services, which provides professional nursing and personal-support services. Long-term care accounts for 88% of the company’s revenue; retirement residences, 9%; and home care, 3%. In the three months ended June 30, 2014, Leisureworld’s revenue rose 34.2%, to $111.7 million from $83.2 million a year earlier. Cash flow per share gained 24.1%, to $0.36 from $0.29. The increases were mostly due to Specialty Care Inc., which Leisureworld bought for $254 million in December 2013. Specialty operates eight long-term care centres and four retirement homes in Ontario. The stock now…