Have grown aggressively by acquisition. Fruit juice market is mature, so they've been diversifying. 20% ownership in Diamond Estates, and could buy the rest. They'll probably push harder in this sector. Excellent operators. Not a high growth sector, so trades at a low multiple.
A defensive stock. A large producer of juice in North America in stores, large and small. They're one of the leaders in an oligolpoly. Pays a 2% dividend in a steady business and trades at a 6.7x EBITDA, half of its peers.
The CEO has been an excellent creator of shareholder wealth. They went through a period of consolidation and have not broken through the 250 day moving average. They are a stead grower. (Analysts’ target: $272.50).
(A Top Pick May 14/08. Down 17.4%.) Fruit juice manufacturer and packager. Well run. Dominant in Quebec. Long history of raising dividends. Solid, defensive investment.
Manufacture fruit juices. Recently increased their dividend from $.50 to $.84. Recently expanded into Western Canada. Adding extra vitamins to the fruit juices. Trades at about 11X earnings and under 7X cash flow.
A French Canadian company. The principal Canadian fruit juices, etc. company. Chart looks like it is endlessly going up.