Investment Q&A

Q: Please comment on results. Where is a good place to find earnings and revenue expectations? When you mention P/E ratios do you typically look at the current quarter EPS and the following three?

Q: Hi, Cineplex results appear to be strong on all metrics but a bit shy of estimates. Could you share your analysis please? I have been waiting for an opportunity to add. Thanks

Q: Their recent $15 million dollar purchase of CFF Bank, would you rate it as a wise purchase?

Q: Hi Peter I have held 10000 BNS for 2 years I have generated $4942 in dividends and am under water $3737 fot a total gain of $1215 or a annual gain of less than 1% almost dead money .
Would you recommend I move to another sector or reit
Kind Regard Stan

Q: Magna is down quite a lot today. Is it a good entry point?
Is it still a good mid term buy?

Q: Good morning....I would like to start adding to my positions ie..CSU..would you start adding or wait a few days for things to settle..

Thanks
Matt

Q: Your comments on earnings report. Stock has sold off? Any major concerns here. Thanks

Q: I bought XTC based on your report touting this name as the "perfect stock". I see it as a growth stock with a negligible dividend. So far its SP popped heading into the announcement of the last two quarterly results and so far have slide back thereafter. It just does not seem to have any traction to hold onto those the gains, or advances based on the growth reported.

Has XTC hit the "proverbial wall" that all stocks do? Even Disney and Apple hit that wall eventually. I'm sitting on a small gain with XTC now, other than advising patience, would you recommend that I should sell before the next run up to Q3 earnings, say when its SP hits $18+? After all a growth stock that stops growing is dead money and I should really move on.

Your take on my view is much appreciated. Thanks.

Q: Comment on Q2 results please. Revenue down but cashflow up. Very mixed quarter including a provision for a legal issue.

Q: What do you think of their earnings and do you think this is worth keeping.

Q: Dear Peter --Would you be buying hr.un at this level for income and some growth? Thank you.

Q: Airboss has a beta of 0.17, but after a 4% drop Friday it dropped almost 5% today before pulling back somewhat. Isn't this a bit atypical for a low beta stock, and can you think of any reasons behind this behaviour? I know the market is down, though it wasn't Friday, but most lower beta stocks are holding up better.

Q: The Q2 results seem very good, but I saw they used half of the net earning for "stock compensation", so the earnings/shear become 0.11 instead of 0.24. What does it mean ? It is normal practice? Thank you

Q: I wonder what you think the chances are of CXI following in Home Capital Groups's (HCG) footsteps and buying a small Schedule 1 Bank, as adverse (or to speed-up) to waiting for their own application approval process? If they do, do you know of any that could qualify (or that they could afford)?

Thanks in advance,
Scot

Q: what is the reason for drop of this stock lately?Thanks

Q: Are Oaken Banks operations isolated from Home Trusts, or could there be any liability to them, should Home Trust have some fin'l issues re their mortgages?
Oaken looks to be offering the interest rates, of the former ING Bank, before it was sold to BNS. I would switch to them, if their are no issues for my GICs,savings acct.

Q: What's your opinion? Is it worth hanging onto?

Q: Hi. Thanks again for your efforts. Much appreciated! Anything new? Regards Cliff

Q: Thoughts on their quarterly results?

Thanks

Robert

Q: The market has downgraded BPF substantially - by about 13% - since March, compared to others such as AW.UN, QSR and KEG.UN. That's two years' worth of dividends. The yield on BPF.UN is now up to 6.6%, which looks excellent, but the downward trend relative to other restaurants looks worrisome. What's happening with BPF.UN? Is it time to get out of the stock or time to enjoy the higher yield and wait for a rebound?