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INCOME: Dividend yield is an indication of the income generated by a share of a stock. Mature companies tend to have higher dividend yields. The average yield of these 10 companies is 5.4% (last year: 4.9%). We excluded income trusts from this list.

EPS: Earnings per share, which indicates profitability, is the portion of profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock.

SHARE POWER: Earnings yield is earnings per share (for the most recent 12 months) divided by current price per share. It's the amount of earnings you buy for every dollar of stock.

PROFITABILITY: Return on equity is a measure of how well a company used invested earnings to generate additional earnings. It helps compare the profitability of similar companies.

HUGE GAINS: These diverse companies are simply the best at delivering big returns over the past decade of variable market conditions.

CASH ON HAND: Free cash-flow is the amount of money left over after a company has paid all of its capital expenditures and dividends. It's an indication of a firm's financial health.

Legend for Chart:
A - Rank
B - Company
C - Dividend yield(%)

A                       B                                        C

 1        First Capital Realty Inc.                             6.5


 2        Aur Resources Inc.                                    6.2


 3        Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.                        5.6


 4        Russel Metals Inc.                                    5.6


 5        TransAlta Corp.                                       5.5


 6        Seamark Asset Management Ltd.                         5.1


 7        Emera Inc.                                              5


 8        Rothmans Inc.                                         4.9


 9        Wall Financial Corp.                                  4.7


10        Trizec Canada Inc.                                    4.5

Legend for Chart:
A - Rank
B - Company
C - EPS 1-year change(%)

A                       B                                       C

 1       Medisys Health Group Income Fund                     8,900


 2       Clairvest Group Inc.                                 5,750


 3       Noranda Inc.                                         4,733


 4       Tree Island Wire Income Fund                         4,350


 5       Algoma Steel Inc.                                    2,105


 6       Cedara Software Corp.                                1,550


 7       Paramount Resources Ltd.                             1,425


 8       Quest Capital Corp.                                  1,400


 9       O&Y Properties Corp.                                 1,300


10       Gerdau Ameristeel Corp.                              1,160

Legend for Chart:
A - Rank
B - Company
C - Earnings yield(%)

A                        B                                      C

 1           Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.                         55.9


 2           Stelco Inc.                                       41.2


 3           Algoma Steel Inc.                                 31.7


 4           Russel Metals Inc.                                26.5


 5           Gerdau Ameristeel Corp.                           25.4


 6           Norbord Inc.                                      24.6


 7           PetroKazahstan Inc.                               21.4


 8           Aur Resources Inc.                                20.2


 9           Sino-Forest Corp.                                 17.3


10           IPSCO Inc.                                        17.3

Legend for Chart:
A - Rank
B - Company
C - Return on equity(%)

A                       B                                       C

 1        Gateway Casinos Income Fund                         138.4


 2        Seamark asset Management Ltd.                        87.3


 3        Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.                            76.1


 4        PetroKazakhstan Inc.                                 66.3


 5        Peyto Energy Trust                                     66


 6        Algoma Steel Inc.                                    53.6


 7        Geac Computer Corp. Ltd.                             51.7


 8        Rothmans Inc.                                        51.4


 9        CML Healthcare Income Fund                           46.3


10        Cedara Software Corp.                                45.8

Legend for Chart:

A - Rank
B - Company
C - Total 10-year return(%)

A                       B                                      C

 1      Great Canadian Gaming Corp.                          14,814


 2      First Quantum Minerals Ltd.                          12,950


 3      First Calgary Petroleums Ltd.                        12,817


 4      Home Capital Group Inc.                              12,080


 5      Pebercan Inc.                                         7,400


 6      CGI Group Inc.                                        4,373


 7      Transat AT Inc.                                       3,364


 8      Shore Gold Inc.                                       2,025


 9      TransForce Income Fund                                1,945


10      Ensign Resource Service Group Inc.                    1,718

Legend for Chart:
A - Rank
B - Company
C - Free cash flow per share($)

A                       B                                       C

 1       E-L Financial Corp. Ltd.                             73.83


 2       Industrial Alliance Insurance                        14.06


 3       IPSCO Inc.                                           10.98


 4       Cdn. Imperial Bank of Commerce                       10.60


 5       Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.                             9.99


 6       Algoma Steel Inc.                                     9.68


 7       Intrawest Corp.                                       9.21


 8       Quebecor Inc.                                         8.96


 9       Kingsway Financial Services Inc.                      8.69


10       Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.                             8.36

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