Review of A & W Food Services of Canada

FEB 13, 2025 - AW possessed an impressive operational profile with a track record of strong same-store-sales growth and healthy store count expansion. The strategic transaction of converting to a corporation transformed AW into a more compelling investment story. AW now, not only has an attractive dividend yield, but is also a growth-focused company that offers decent upside potential from capital appreciation as the company expands the burger chain. In addition, this transition could attract institutional ownership and research analyst coverage, which could help improve the company’s valuation. AW also prioritizes balance sheet optimization, which balances between maintaining a dividend and optimizing the capital structure to create shareholder value. We are initiating our rating at a “B”.

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Q: I am about to clean up my registered accounts and am wondering if any of the following units which are all down at least 5% should be sold: BCE, AW, XPF, CPD, NWH.UN, DIR.UN and TXF? I have owned these stocks for some time for income but if you think their prospects are limited, I would be content to sell them and reinvest the money elsewhere.

Read Answer Asked by richard on May 30, 2025

Q: Hello 5i,

We are looking at our fixed income and dividend portion of our portfolio. Dividend stocks are 6% of our overall portfolio.

Bam 3.19%
AW 2.59%
BEPC 5.41%
DIR 6.69%
NTR 3.95%

We want to add another 2% to dividend stocks. Add equally to the above or, add ZEB or CDZ?

Thank you
D&J

Read Answer Asked by Jerry on May 08, 2025

A & W Food Services of Canada Inc. (AW)

Q: As recommended at the time, I just left my AW.ca stock when they did a corporate action. Now I am down significantly. Not sure if I should sell -I have some in a TFSA and some in a non-registered acct. Would it be wise to sell them both and then re-buy if market corrects or move on if it doesn't? I'm at more of a real loss in my TFSA, where it would seem now it doesn't need to be. I tend to just hold through volatility but would like to clean this up. Thanks.

Read Answer Asked by Pat on April 24, 2025