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RANKINGS

INCOME Mature companies tend to have higher dividend yields. Six firms from last year's list reappear: Rothmans, Manitoba Telecom, Russel Metals, First Capital, TransAlta and Emera.

EPS Earnings per share indicates profitability. These 10 companies, all new to this year's list, delivered three- and four-digit growth in EPS.

SHARE POWER Earnings yield is the earnings you buy for every dollar of stock. Ainsworth Lumber, Algoma Steel and Norbord are all holdovers from last year's list.

PROFITABILITY Return on equity is a measure of how well a company used invested earnings to generate additional earnings. Gateway Casinos bested its 2005 ROE of 138.4%.

BIG GAINS Over a decade, these diverse companies produced the best gains. Home Capital, TransForce and First Quantum reappear from last year's list.

CASH ON HAND After all capital expenditures and dividends are paid, the money left over is free cash flow. E-L Financial tops the list, beating its 2005 figure of $73.83.

LEGEND FOR CHART:

A â€" Rank
B â€" Company
C â€" Divided yield (%)

 A   B                                    C

 1   Homburg Invest Inc.                  6.9

 2   Rothmans Inc.                        5.8

 3   Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.       5.8

 4   Russel Metals Inc.                   5.5

 5   First Capital Realty Inc.            5.0

 6   BCE Inc.                             4.7

 7   Addenda Capital Inc.                 4.7

 8   Emera Inc.                           4.6

 9   TransAlta Corp.                      4.4

10   Duke Energy Canada Exchangeco        4.1

      * INCOME TRUSTS EXCLUDED FROM THIS LIST

LEGEND FOR CHART:

A â€" Rank
B â€" Company
C â€" Earnings yield (%)

 A   B                                   C

 1   Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.           36.5

 2   Quadra Mining Ltd.                  28.4

 3   Algoma Steel Inc.                   18.0

 4   Homburg Invest Inc                  14.4

 5   Westshore Terminals Income Fund     14.3

 6   E-L Financial Corp. Ltd.            14.2

 7   Norbord Inc.                        13.7

 8   Onex Corp.                          13.7

 9   Northbridge Financial Corp.         12.8

10   Samuel Manu-Tech Inc.               12.3

LEGEND FOR CHART:

A â€" Rank
B â€" Company
C â€" Total 10-year return (%)*

 A   B                                   C

 1   Home Capital Group Inc.             58.7

 2   Niko Resources Ltd.                 56.1

 3   CCS Income Trust                    51.9

 4   Aastra Technologies Ltd.            50.3

 5   Vermilion Energy Trust              46.6

 6   TransForce Income Fund              44.3

 7   CryptoLogic Inc.                    44.0

 8   Advantage Energy Income Fund        42.6

 9   Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.       42.5

10   First Quantum Minerals Ltd.         42.4

                                 * ANNUALIZED

LEGEND FOR CHART:

A â€" Rank
B â€" Company
C â€" EPS 1-year change (%)

 A   B                                  C

 1   Cogeco Cable Inc.                  8,900

 2   Producers Oilfield Services Inc.   1,600

 3   Bombardier Inc.                    1,000

 4   Vault Energy Trust                   975

 5   Baytex Energy Trust                  909

 6   ProEx Energy Ltd.                    700

 7   Silver Wheaton Corp.                 650

 8   Canam Group Inc.                     609

 9   Cyries Energy Inc.                   583

10   GMP Capital Trust                    477

LEGEND FOR CHART:

A â€" Rank
B â€" Company
C â€" Return on equity (%)

 A   B                                  C

 1   Fording Canadian Coal Trust        239.5

 2   Addenda Capital Inc.               174.2

 3   Gateway Casinos Income Fund        166.9

 4   Onex Corp.                         140.0

 5   Precision Drilling Trust            96.0

 6   CV Technologies Inc.                82.4

 7   Garda World Security Corp.          73.7

 8   TSX Group Inc.                      67.3

 9   First Quantum Minerals Ltd.         65.1

10   Sears Canada Inc.                   61.1

LEGEND FOR CHART:

A â€" Rank
B â€" Company
C â€" Free cash flow per share ($)

 A   B                                   C

 1   E-L Financial Corp. Ltd.            89.6

 2   Mosaid Technologies Inc.            70.6

 3   Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.     39.1

 4   IPSCO Inc.                          11.8

 5   Manulife Financial Corp.            10.3

 6   Power Corp. of Canada                9.6

 7   Northbridge FinanciaI Corp.          8.1

 8   Algoma Central Corp.                 8.0

 9   Magna International Inc.             8.0

 9   Dundee Corp.                         8.0

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