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Keith Schoonmaker, CFA
EUR 98.48 For Business Accounts Only

CN Deftly Handled Strong, Strong Volumes in the First Quarter; Increasing Our FVE

CN raised annual earnings guidance after handling remarkably strong volume and preserving excellent margins in the first quarter. Its impressive 59.4% operating ratio marked a mere 50-basis-point deterioration from the year-ago period, despite a harsher winter and more expensive diesel. In fact, the operating ratio would have improved 210 points had fuel prices stayed flat. This impresses us because normally railroads struggle with margins when they handle big volume surges, due to increased cos...
Underlying
Canadian National Railway Company

Canadian National Railway, together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is engaged in the rail and related transportation business. Co.'s network of approximately 20,000 route miles of track spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico. Co.'s network and connections to all Class I railroads provide access to all three North American Free Trade Agreement nations. Co. handles and carries cargo, serving exporters, importers, retailers, farmers and manufacturers. Co. is engaged in the movement of a portfolio of goods, including petroleum and chemicals, grain and fertilizers, coal, metals and minerals, forest products, intermodal and automotive.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Keith Schoonmaker, CFA

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