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Pat: I am wondering if it’s a good time to buy KP Tissue?

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KP Tissue Inc., $10.90, symbol KPT on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 9.0 million; Market cap: $98.2 million; www.kptissueinc.com), owns 16.3% of Kruger Products L.P., Canada’s leading maker of tissue products for home and business use. Kruger is a leader in the Canadian consumer market, with well-known brands like Scotties, Cashmere, Purex, SpongeTowels and White Swan. In the U.S., Kruger owns the White Cloud brand and makes many private label products. The company’s Away-From-Home division produces and distributes products for restaurants, hotels and other businesses. In the three months ended September 30, 2015, KP Tissue lost $0.22 a share, compared to an $0.08-a-share profit a year earlier. That’s mainly because Kruger took a charge on early debt repayment. KP Tissue has no revenue, as its minority stake in Kruger is its sole asset. The company pays quarterly dividends of $0.18 a share, for a high 7.4% annualized yield. KP Tissue hasn’t …