| TOP PICK | 12.210 | Michael Simpson, CFA | Cleaning hospital linen and to a smaller extent hotels. Very good company. In 6 cities now. Had an excellent quarter. Starting to benefit from some labour savings in Alberta. Trades at about 6.7X EBITDA, which is cheap. Long-term contracts. | 2008-08-13 | |
| TOP PICK | 12.370 | Michael Simpson, CFA | Linen services for hospitals and hotels. Toronto, Alberta and Vancouver and recently expanded into Quebec. New volume is expanding in Calgary due to new hospitals. Long-term contracts. Excellent management. | 2008-05-14 | |
| BUY | 12.280 | Sandy McIntyre | Linen supplies for hospitals and hotels. 9% yield. | 2008-05-05 | |
| HOLD | 13.750 | Patrick Kim | Coming close to full value. 8% yield is very attractive. The Calgary contracts have now been settled. | 2007-05-14 | |
| TOP PICK | 12.400 | Patrick Kim | One of the largest laundry providers. Great business model. Very little competition and non-cyclical. Looks like it is ready to renew Calgary contracts. | 2007-01-26 | |
| Comment | 10.200 | Chyanne Fickes | This was a perfect company to be trusted with its stability with laundry of hospital, hotel linens. Expecting to renew a large Calgary contract tomorrow. If they lose it, the stock will not do well. | 2006-12-18 | |
| TOP PICK | 15.050 | Michael Simpson, CFA | 85% of revenue is from hospital laundry services. The rest is hotel services. Recently made an acquisition in Victoria. A business with long-term contracts. 80% payout ratio. Reasonable debt. | 2006-06-01 | |
| TOP PICK | 14.900 | James Leung | In the laundry management business, catering to healthcare and hospital sectors. Revenue is backed by long-term contracts. $14 or below would be a good entry point. | 2006-03-31 | |
| HOLD | 14.680 | James Leung | Canada's largest laundry/linen processing company. Clients are basically hospitals and hotels in major metropolitan areas. Payout ratio is very conservative at 70%. Fairly priced at this time. | 2006-01-27 | |
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