Investment Q&A

Q: Do you think Boyd Group has much upside potential considering that it has done so well over the last few years. Would you consider it a strong buy?

Regards,
James

Q: Hi Peter, A question was asked about which stocks you see doubling and the answer was that you dont necessarily see a doubling but a potential moving higher of the stock and you mentioned SHOP, KXS etc. Based on past questions you seemed bullish on LSPD. Any reason you did not include LSPD in that list of stocks?

Thanks,

Q: Hi, Parkland Fuel share price has retreated this week, since company announced the private offering of USD$500 mln Unsecured Notes isuue.
Is this a concern? NR states its purpose to repay $250mln Term Loan, due 2021 and other o/s borrowings in revolving credit facilities. We have 2% position in RRSP accounts and have been considering to add in a Non Regd account to generate income (and growth). Is it reasonable and safe to view the pullback as an opportunity ? Thanks

Q: Hello,

After reading the article on 5i 'Investment Model Portfolios' - May 6, 2019 I had a question regarding this post in relation to my current equity portfolio.

My portfolio analytics indicates that I should be allocating 25% to Canadian equity, which seems high to me. This article mentions that the big providers/firms allocate about 31-32% to Canadian equities, which I found a bit surprising, given Canada is only about 3-4% of the global equity market. The article does note that for Canadians, having a home country bias can make sense (dividend tax credit and tax reasons), which makes sense.

My question is this. For the average Canadian investor, does 25% of one's equity exposure to Canada seem high (even given the added benefits noted above)? I am guessing there is no 'perfect' answer to this question however, I look at this as making a big bet on oil and financials. If Canada is 3-4% of the global equity market, could one not argue that even doubling Canadian exposure, say up to approximately 10% of equity portfolio, be a reasonable allocation?

Thanks for your insights on this.

Q: Hey,
I’m down 20% on Photon right now, it makes up just over 2% of the account it’s in and around .5% of total portfolio. I held through it’s great run up last then watched it fall lower than I started. Are you confident enough in another future run to look at the price now as a good chance to average down? Or is it too speculative and I should just hold now and be patient.
Thanks

Q: Please shortly comment on announcement this morning on filing of Ibsrela.Txs for u usual great services & views

Q: After a good run from $71.45 on May 8 to $84.57(6/19),it then took a dip to $79.09(6/26-down $2.74).Any reasons? Is it timely to start a position here,& what %? Txs for u usual great services & views

Q: Hi group are BYD.UN and CSU both showing some weakness due to falling US dollar ( I think ?) - (please do not tell me how much they are up on the year- I already know that) . My question is it a good time to add or wait until the US dollar stops dropping. Do you have an opinion on US dollar weakness going fwd. Thanks

Q: i know there is negative momentum, and the chart looks horrible, but at what price is it too good to be true for a longer term investor? Any reason for the current selling?

Q: Hello I have owned this stock for some time and I am down about 35% it is being held in a long term RRSP. I was wondering what you feelings are on it if it is a value trap at this point and do you see it ever getting back to double digits? My time horizon on this account 20+ year more than likely.
Thanks

Q: Any reason for the recent weakness of TOY? It was $37.85 on 4/1/19 & now $38.34.Rumour that bankrupt U.S. Toy r us have plans to restart.How much is Toy's write off on Toy r us & what's is outstanding? Is this a entry point? Txs for u usual great services & views

Q: There were rumours about Cineplex potentially being acquired. Is there any news or updates on this?
There does not seem to be any recent news but CGX is trending downwards? Am I missing something?

Q: This stock is trading at a price much lower than the recent offering and is still going lower.Do you see a reason for this.What is happening to the banks that purchased this stock.Are they stuck with it or would they have already have they have already sold?
Thank you for your reply.
Al

Q: I am looking into to buy parkland fuel. How is the debt level, does the earning per share cover the dividend and is there potential for growth in the next 5 years.

Thank you for the help

Q: Commments on Medison PR ?
Does this affect GUD, aside from pissing off Goodman ? Or is this a motivation to show Medison how to do business .

Thanks,

Q: has this company got a long term problem. thank-you

Q: Hello 5I Research
Byd has been going lower the last few session , does it have to do with the fact that the canadian dollor has been rising and that effect the US dollar exchange ?
Thanks

Q: Would you consider this a long term hold and hold will it preform in a down turn?

Q: Over the last year I have been trying to follow some 5i stocks using your philosophy of buy and give it a chance as long as the fundamentals are there. I had a full posn (4%) in TSGI (one example) which is down by 54% now. Normally I would have sold as soon as there was indication of troubles or momentum went out of the stock. I think Ryan indicated he thinks the owners will figure it. Yet some of the responses I'm reading are not too sure. Can you firm it up a bit?

Thanks

Q: I’m very confused with the movement in Tricon’s share price despite beating analyst expectations and generally performing well financially for years it seems to only trade sideways. I’ve also noticed that the REIT sector has broken out as a whole (ex. XRE) but Tricon can’t catch a bid. I know the business isn’t quite the same but I’ve heard analysts make analogies to Brookfield and Blackstone and yet the share price just goes sideways. What gives? Also would Tricon be an attractive take out for Brookfield or some other private equity? Thanks