Q: I have held South Bow since its' early days, so have collected the nice dividend for almost 1.5 years, and also have some modest capital gains. It is basically a one-trick pony and seems bit weak lately and may be facing some perceived problems in the US. I am considering selling it and replacing it with Enbridge. Some questions:
1) do you see any problems with SOBO in general, and in particular with respect to Venezuela/US administration?
2) what is the payout percentage for both SOBO and ENB
3) what is the status of Enbridge line 5, what is the percentage of their product and revenue relating to line 5, and what will they do if Gov. Whitmer eventually wins to close it?
4) if it was you - continue to hold SOBO or make the switch?
Note this is held in an RSP, so there are no tax implications from a sale.
Thank-you
1) do you see any problems with SOBO in general, and in particular with respect to Venezuela/US administration?
2) what is the payout percentage for both SOBO and ENB
3) what is the status of Enbridge line 5, what is the percentage of their product and revenue relating to line 5, and what will they do if Gov. Whitmer eventually wins to close it?
4) if it was you - continue to hold SOBO or make the switch?
Note this is held in an RSP, so there are no tax implications from a sale.
Thank-you
5i Research Answer:
1) Like others, SOBO could see some weakness in sentiment from Venezuela events, but we do not think there will be any real material financial impact. We do not see any company-specific problems. 2) SOBO 12-month payout 105%. We do expect this to decline. ENB 64% 3) Line 5 remains operational. ENB has not disclosed its financial impact, but it would be a hit but not company-threatening. All indications are that nothing will happen here, however. 4) We would make this switch.