Investment Q&A

Q: Does the news justify the breakout?

Q: Good Morning 5i,

Yesterday I read an article in the Financial Post that was talking about how the Liberal govt was planning on putting aside 25% of the existing total allowable catch of Arctic surf clams to issue a new license that will be open to expressions of interest from “Indigenous entities” from the four Atlantic provinces and Quebec. I hold shares in CLR and I'm concerned that this could be a potentially massive setback to the companies operation. Especially since they have recently been investing heavily in new ships.

Is this old news and already accounted for in the share price? Or do you think this is the time to sell my shares in the company?

Q: I have been learning about blockchain and crypto currency. Not highly educated on that field. I do understand it is very difficult to take a position in a company in that field. Was wondering if There was a company you were favourable on?

Q: I have a question about ZZZ.
The stock has been in a downward spiral since I bought in in early August.
What is you take on the reason for the daily drop in price.
Would you average down at this level ?
Thanks as always, Steve.

Q: Is tidewater worth investing in?

Q: Any insight or info on the ICC sell-off the last several trading sessions? Over a week removed from earnings release so would have expected to see that last week.
I know you're not huge fans of the sector and even less so on an Uruguay play but any intel would be appreciated. I do find it a more interesting option than the oversaturated Canadian players.

Q: Intertape is trading close to its 52 week low - do you think this is a good entry point? - thanks

Q: I would like to hear from you on the potential impact that bad policies such as the rise of minimum wage, high power costs in Ontario and the risk of losing the NAFTA framework may have on good companies that were thriving under previous governments.

Q: After all the Gov't announcements yesterday showing a very clear path to rec have you changed your opinion on WEED? They've eliminated the doubt on whether or not rec would go through. I think all the institutional buyers are going to start loading up. Your thoughts?

Q: Canaccord has identified CanadianTire as one of their top 10 dividend stocks.

2 questions here:

1. Is there any information as to the sales volumes and comparable profitability between their 3 major divisions: Canadian Tire stores, Marks Work Wear House and Sport Check? And if so, projected future numbers.

2. Would you agree with Canaccord's opinion?

Thanks.

Q: Hi there,

I know you like both companies but what would be the better name at this point? Would you buy 1) ZZZ 2) DOL or 3) half of each?

Thank you!

Q: Hi there
Love your service. I have held NWC for quite a well and like that it has a rather protected market in geographically isolated places, plus it's dividend and steady price.
I was thinking of adding to my position to bring it up to 5%. I would like your opinion of their recent earnings, prospects going forward and any thoughts on their damage in their Caribbean stores e.g. although some are damaged will their sales ramp up in the rebuild.

Thanks

stuart

Q: I am considering buying US dollars from my Canadian cash account. What is the most efficient way to do this? The spread at my bank is quite expensive.

Q: Why is Winpak taking such a nosedive today?

Q: The book value of Dollarama is negative $0.52 and the stock price is $133.67 This gives a huge price to book of negative $257

Why does this huge negative price to book not matter. I always thought price to book value was an important financial ratio.

Q: Could I please get your opinion of this company. Thanks.

Q: May I have your opinion on TRZ. I know you have disliked it in the past. Desjardin has recently come out with a buy rating of $14.00 (10.14 as of writing). They point to high volumes due to increased Canadian Dollar and cash balance of 165 million. May I have your opinion?

Q: Good morning Peter, Ryan, and Team,

Could you give two or three Canadian stocks in each of the following sectors that look to be compelling buys today?

-Consumer Discretionary
-Financial
-Health Care
-Industrial
-Information Technology
-Utilities

I may already own some of your suggestions but would be comfortable adding to positions if my weighting is reasonable. (my call).

Thanks in advance for steering us through turbulent times!

Q: Hi, CDN Dollar has gone up from $0.73 to 0.82 (+8%) within a span of less than 2 months. BOC did n't wait till October meeting and raised the Prime, indicating their bias towards more hikes in the future. In this environment, I am trying to figure out the currency impact on results of companies like CCL Industries, which have a fair share of earnings globally but report in Canadian dollar. CCL.b has already seen its share price tumble from $68 to present $57, within last 2 months.
(assumption being that CDN$ rise is the major reason)

Which are the other companies, in your coverage, deriving a decent share of their revenue in US Dollars and could see the impact of higher CDN $ ? Should this change in CDN/USD value raise a concern and revisit the holdings/weightings in your portfolios ?

Thanks

Q: Why has Metro fallen off of a cliff? Would you be inclined to invest in it now or sell it and go into better opportunities in the sector like AMZN? I have a 2.5% position in it at around $29.