Strong quarter for CMG

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COMPUTER MODELLING GROUP $23.05 (Toronto symbol CMG; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (403-531-1300; www.cmgroup.com; Shares outstanding: 38.2 million; Market cap: $887.4 million; Dividend yield: 3.1%) reported revenue of $19.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013. That’s up 12.0% from $17.2 million a year earlier. Earnings rose 9.6%, to $7.3 million from $6.6 million. Per-share earnings rose 5.6%, to $0.19 from $0.18, on more shares outstanding. Computer Modelling holds cash of $59.4 million, or $1.56 a share, and has no debt. It spent $3.5 million, or a high 18.0% of its revenue, on research and development in the latest quarter. The company has just raised its dividend by 12.5%, to $0.18 a share from $0.16. The stock yields 3.1%. Computer Modelling also paid a special dividend of $0.05 a share on June 14, 2013. Computer Modelling is a buy. buy…