Toromont keeps growing

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TOROMONT INDUSTRIES LTD. $39.33 (Toronto symbol TIH; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (416-667-5511; www.toromont.com; Shares outstanding: 78.1 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; Dividend yield: 1.8%) distributes a broad range of industrial equipment, including machinery made by Caterpillar Inc. It also makes refrigeration systems. In the three months ended June 30, 2016, revenue rose 5.4%, to $510.7 million from $484.5 million a year earlier. Earnings climbed 5.5%, to $38.4 million, or $0.49 a share, from $36.4 million, or $0.47. The stock trades at 19.6 times Toromont’s forecast 2016 earnings of $2.01 a share. The company pays a quarterly dividend of $0.18 a share, for an yearly yield of 1.8%. Toromont is still a buy. buy…