Investment Q&A

Q: Wondering about a risk /reward opinion for a long term selling BCE for GOOG , BAM or LIT ?

Thanks

Greg

Q: BAM.a is one of u top favourites. As per u advices,bought @ $44.49 & add recently @ $71.46.It has dropped from some $78 H near end of Dec.tocurrent levels where it seems to stabilize.Is it advisable to some at this level in view of the current backdrop. Txs for U usual great services & views

Q: In a Jan 28th response you stated cash had declined and there is maybe a need to raise capital. This is a company that has grown by acquisition, which usually requires cash. Has the outlook changed drastically in a short period and now they have cash flow issues? Is the status of their cash flow available before the quarterly report?
A potential sale of the company was also mentioned. Can you reference any additional information regarding the sale of the company? Thanks.

Q: Good day.

1. I am considering the purchase of mentioned. I did some quick research and noticed that on Jan 19th you mentioned in a response that it had a P/E of 15. Looking at its profile on your site and the BMO site, it shows 9.x.

If I look at the current stock price of $142 and its EPS of $15.66 (from its profile), this would correspond with the P/E of 9.x (which would not even be its forward looking P/E but its historical).

Am I missing something here? It appears to be a great deal.

2. I read your Jan 18,2022 report about this company. At the very top of the report (on the right hand side) it states that debt is high. At the very bottom of the report in the Summary section it mentions that that this company has strong balance sheet. Furthermore, this section and and "Key risks" section do not mention any concerns with debt. Is this something we should be concerned with? (Note; I normally look at the debt on the balance sheet but have difficulties understanding how to interpret this number for financial institutions as they have customer deposits on-hand as debt OR they would need to borrow money to lend it out which is also debt. Do you know of any articles that help explain this).

3. Do you think the business model is sustainable? I went on their web site and rates start at 30% for personal loans. That is high, really high (I feel).

Thanks again. Walter.
P.S. I recently posted a question and must have accidently posted it as private. If you want to make it public, please do so.

Q: LSPD reports F2022/Q3 on February 2 after the market closes. For this quarter, what is the estimate for revenue and gross margin, and what is the estimate for adjusted EBITDA (loss) and adjusted EPS (loss)? Thank you.

Q: Hi,

Can you provide comments on Real Matters quarterly earnings? Wondering if this is still a hold?

Q: Currently own BAM.A and BIP.UN (From Enercare aquisition), I am quite comfortable with the two Brookfield companies combined percentage within portfolio.

After reviewing the sectors allocation, I am high on financial (BAM.A) and low on Energy, I plan to reduce BAM.A position (take profit) and move the proceed to BEP.UN in a registered account?

Goal is to maintain the same percentage of Brookfield companies in portfolio and balance the sectors better especially want to long renewable energy.

Do you agree with this move or have comment, concern, other suggestion ?

Thanks.

Q: With interest rates rising, companies with heavy debt loads may suffer somewhat.
Can you please offer 5-10 top picks with large cash balances and low debt w/best bets in each Cda and US? also which big cap sectors would you stay away from due to large debt holdings? many thanks...

Q: Hi 5i Team - Could you provide an update on the fundamentals of Questor including cash on hand, level of debt, revenue, etc. Also do you think they have a management team that could take this company to the next level. Are there still decent growth prospects for this company. Thanks.

Q: Please advise your outlook for these companies
Thanks
Terry

Q: Good morning,

Between the above 2 stocks which would you prefer to buy and why? Also prospects for both?
Many thanks.

Q: Is SHOP attractive to you today at the current price or do you think there is still plenty of room for the market freefall to pull it down further?

Q: Do you prefer BEP or NPI in the renewable space, are they at good entry points. What is your view on NFI and SunRun, again are they at good entry points?

Q: Hello Peter,
On yahoo, i get a pe of 32 for shopify. Does this make sense ? What are the metrics one should use to evaluate good value for shopify? Given that there is competition for shopify, do you think the company deserve a full weighting of 5 percent? I am just concerned about what happened with black berry (RIM in early days) when apple and samsung came along.. can this happen to shopify as well as there is competition building.. Much appreciated

Q: any current thoughts on this co. after latest report. Thanks

Q: Please shed light on what has been happening to Boyd. Its price has been in a fairly steady decline from over $250 in October to around $175 today. Some decline is to be expected in this current period of economic uncertainty, but 30%, steadily, over 3 months? New and used cars are in short supply these days due to the chip shortage and transportation bottlenecks, so why aren't people spending as much or even more on repairs to their older cars? Is Boyd suffering from internal problems of some kind? I am puzzled by what's been happening, over a period of many weeks, to a company with such a solid longer term record. What does the market know that I don't?

Q: I own LSPD in a registered account and am just breaking even. Considering swapping it out for SHOP, which I suspect may be lower risk and a sounder investment going forward. Given the wild ride both companies have had recently, which do you believe will perform better in the long term (3-5 years)? Thanks.

Q: We recently initiated a TFSA for a family member (long-term buy & hold); the 10 securities purchased (in approximately equal amounts) were: Aritzia (ATZ), Unilever (UL), GoEasy (GSY), SunLife Financial (SLF), BAM (BAMa), WSP (WSP), Algonquin Power (AQN), Telus Int'l (TIXT), and an ETF called XUSR. Still have ~15% capital (~$12,000) to invest. Which 3 or 4 of these would you have greatest conviction to add to? And/or is there another security which would complement the above?

Ted

Q: Good day guys:
Can u provide a few names that are in oversold territory during this painful time in the markets .. I own well , lightspeed , and converge and I feel they are oversold and I am holding on .. I would appreciate your professional opinion please
Thx
Mark

Q: What problem will the class action suit be to dnd? How big a deal is it