Investment Q&A

Q: What are your thoughts on Boston Pizza at current price of about $7.15?
Thank you.

Q: Any news on MTY, it's been on fire these last two days?

Q: Hi Guys
Savaria has fallen the last few months quite a bit. I would have thought in a world where people are motivated to stay in their homes, rather than move to long term care, it would be seen as a stock that would benefit from this trend, and the stock would follow.. I know they have companies they own in China - do you think this could be the reason - a concern about this part of their business given current CDN relations with China? I was thinking of adding to my existing position - up to about a 3% position - your thoughts?

Stuart

Q: Hi 5iTeam.
I have a full position on GIB.A since 2014 and am currently thinking of liquidating my position and use the proceeds on either OTEX or DSR.
Can I have your thoughts on this and which one of OTEX and DSR would be your choice and why?
Cheers,

Q: Why is sylogist down 5% today. Is it a good company?

Q: Hi,
After the announcement by GSY to start redeeming some of its debentures on June 29th, the stock seems to have been lagging the broader market. Hows does this news impact a stocks price and what effect does it have, if any?

Thanks

Q: Hi All:
I would appreciate your thoughts about this company. I own a small position of it.

Thank you.
L

Q: Hello it seems in-room dining will not be coming back for awhile.
I'm thinking The Keg would be one of the better Canadian restaurant investments. They should do better in restoring customer traffic as:
1. they already have more spacing between tables so they can maintain the same customer capacity/hour
2. Consistent quality of food and ambiance that is not as easy or convenient to recreate at home.
3. They already have great staff training when it comes to allergy awareness - this means it will be a better experience in training staff for Covid19 protocols
4. The people who go to The Keg tend to be more middle-upper income who are not affected as much by the shutdown.
5. If food ingredient prices increase, their margins may not be affected as much as ingredient expense is a smaller % of their overall expenses.
6. Landlords view them as a quality 'draw tenant' and so hopefully will work with them to maintain occupancy

What do you think? Is the distribution safe or if cut, would it be restored faster?

Q: Any reason, with the market up solidly, GSY is selling off?
Any downgrades that we should note?

Thanks

Q: Engehouse has been moving up dramatically after being slow and steady for a number of years. What has changed and do you think it will continue to be strong.
Thank you for everything you do.
Peter

Q: I was disappointed in your answer to Andrew on June 30th regarding GIL. I too bought GIL based on your rating and recommendation (B+). I subscribe to 5i to help simplify my investment decisions, and do not expect to have to look for other subtle clues such as portfolio weight etc to assess how you actually feel about a stock. I don't expect perfection, but I do expect clarity, and timely updates of prior ratings if sentiment changes.

Q: Hi Peter, Ryan and Team,

This item was recently highlighted on BNN: "Parkland may return to high-yield debt to fund M&A: CFO". Is this a concern going forward, or should we stay the course with a total portfolio weight of 2.86%? Thanks for your insight.

Q: Hi there,
REAL stocks are up this year significantly still they are buying back shares..does this make sense? Why do companies do this? Thanks.

Regards,

Shyam

Q: Hello 5i team,
What is your take at this point for Gildan? How much cash do they have on hand?

I bought around the same time as your recommendation ($49.33). At the current price of ~$20.50, would you be reviewing this holding or are you still quite comfortable until the world returns to normal. When is the next quarter?

Thank You,
Andrew

Q: hello 5i Research team, PHO: 3 of the 5 board members only got 75% or 76% of « vote for » at the annual meeting. This is quite unusual. Could you identify some potential significant investors that would have voted against? Are awhere of anything about those persons that would explain this? Should I worry, especially with a new president? Can we expect some divergence of opinion between management and shareholders that could cause some change in the organization? Thank you for your collaboration, Eric

Q: Can you please provide us with your comments with respect to the shut down of Line 5 in Michigan?
A couple of brokers view this as "Negative" with respect to the ENB's valuation.
Thanks

Q: hello 5i Research team,
LSPD : from their last press release results: what % of sales for the last quarter and the last month was from acquisitions? If not divulged, are you able to estimate it using acquisitions press releases? Thank you for your collaboration, Eric

Q: hello 5i Research team, Csu : do you know if the future spinoff of CSU on the Netherlands exchange going to trade as an ADR on another exchange? Do you know if it is expensive for retail investors to trade on the Netherland exchange? Do you think CSU is victim of conglomerate discount and that such spinoff is a reflection it? CSU recently nominated 4 new board members. It’s not often a company nominates 4 new board members. Do you think something is brewing for such a stable company? Thank you for your collaboration, Eric

Q: Hello,
just wondering in your opinion why the did street dislike today's earning release? revenue missed but is the sell off justified? i see in the previous question the company has been buying back shares, but that seemed to have little effect in the price movements for the stock lately.
lastly, would you be fine starting a 1-2% position for a long term hold today?

Q: I have held Knight for several years based on your recommendation. It makes up slightly less than 2% of my portfolio. Would you recommend adding some more at this time? Thank You.