Encana, A Natural Gas Play
I was looking a couple of months ago at Superior Plus (SPB.B) because of its high dividend yield of over 11%. I’m familiar with the company as they deliver propane to my parent’s home. But I quickly realized the company had a very high debt load (liabilities to equity of 3.14), and seemed to be diversifying into some obscure areas to expand its business (i.e. drywall). In addition the dividend is currently very high at 13.5%, as the share price had crashed. To me that signalled a company in trouble, and perhaps even a dividend cut in the near future. …