Topic: How To Invest

Hi Pat: Can you please update Capstone Infrastructure for me? Is the dividend safe? Buy, hold or sell?

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Capstone Infrastructure Corp., $3.71, symbol CSE on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 92.8 million; Market cap: $356.4 million; www.capstoneinfrastructure.com), is an electricity producer with 439 megawatts of capacity. It operates gas, wind, hydro, biomass and solar facilities and is developing wind power projects capable of generating a total of 79 megawatts of capacity. Capstone also invests in utilities, including a 33.3% stake in a municipal-heating business in Sweden and 50% of a regulated water utility in the U.K. The company continues to look for acquisitions. That adds risk, especially since it has previously added a wide range of operations, including solar and biomass, and made acquisitions as far away as Sweden. The stock trades at 7.0 times this year’s forecast cash flow of $0.53 a share. It yields a high 8.1%, but it expects to pay out 57% of its cash flow as dividends this year. That means its high dividend is likely sustainable. Capstone Infrastructure Fund is okay for aggressive investors to hold…