Investment Q&A

Q: Do you know when Aritzia reports, and do you have any numbers yet?

Thanks

Q: What is your current opinion of high yield US corporate bond ETFs, such as XHY and ZHY. Specifically, do you recommend them in the current economic environment for a relatively conservative income portfolio?
Many Thanks.

Q: I am down 26% on goeasy this quarter.Should I dump or add at these price levels?

Q: Looking at one of these 2 candidates for a small (~1-2%) position in a TFSA.
Could you provide some input, and which would you prefer.
Thanks as always
T.

Q: ATZ,CIA,FCR.UN,MTY,PD,NTR,TSU,TDM,GOOS,ECN,ALL TSE
Losses in all this stocks and confused need your Opinion Badly,I know they are maany stocks and Highly apreciate your help.

Q: I read from another source that KNSL and RLI are peers to TSU. You stated an evaluation comparison with AON, AJG and BRO in your previous report (jan22). Finviz classified the first group in ‘’Property & Casualty’’ and the second, more as ‘’Insurance Brokers’’. Could you please clarify which group should be used to compare. The second group did well since mid-march but the first one did so-so. The idea is if Trisura belongs more to the second group, it could represent a good entry point since they are still in the penalty box. Your thoughts are appreciated.
Tks

Q: Hi. Any reason, why ATS stock dropped almost 10%, in recent 2-3 trading sessions ? Industrials have come under pressure though lately, but not sure if anything, company specific or it's just profit taking after a huge run ? Thanks

Q: How do you see the real estate sector performing over the next 12-18 months? In an otherwise balanced portfolio, I currently have no real estate holdings. Would you suggest I add here and - if yes - would you opt for RIT or DIR.UN? It would be a 3% total weighting. Alternatively, I could purchase either OTEX, EIF or PRMW. Looking for a combination of growth with a fair-sized dividend and moderate risk. What would recommend - and in what order (strongest first)? Thank you.

Q: 2 for 1 questions...

1- What is the average PE for the construction industry as it appears that URI misfortune may be linked to the residential slow down. What is the forward PE for URI?

2- It appears that TD is the most shorted of all banks throught the world according to Bloomberg. That's not a small statement. Having said that, would you buy now or wait for a general bank recovery?
Sorry this makes 3 questions. LOL LOL

Yves

Q: I am looking to initiate a position in Canadian Telecoms and noticed that only BCE is present in your Income portfolio (4.5 %). Nothing in Balance or Growth. No Telsus either. Could you elaborate your reasoning please.

Q: What would you do with doo today if owned at a loss.

Q: Hi, Why has the stock dropped sharply over past 2-3 days, including this morning ? Thanks

Q: What do you think of WSP's purchase of Calibre? Good deal? Will it have much impact?

Q: There was a recent question as to the significance of GSY's $41m credit risk at Canada Drives and why it was not reported, I asked this very question of a Hedge fund tht holds GSY and below is their response. Feel free to publish if you think it will be of interest to your members.

"The are a few moving parts to the Canada Drives story.

The business is split into two segments 1. Retail 2. Lead Business

The retail business is the new business that was losing money and is being wound down. They expect to liquidate their inventory over the next couple months and pay off all existing debt facilities.

The Lead business was Canada Drives original business from 2010 and has been consistently profitable. It generated $11m in EBITDA on $86m in sales in 2020. This business is asset light and doesn’t take the balance sheet risk like the retail business did.

GoEasy owned $40m of the $50m of convertibles notes. The court documents show that GSY may acquire or end up owning the Leads business which has been stated that it will continue to operate.

Overall, I don’t think GSY disclosed much of this publicly because it doesn’t breach materiality. $40m of capital on a $2.9B enterprise value."

Q: DA Davidson has downgraded DOO. They said,

“From conversations with our dealer contacts, we estimate March ORV retails ales were relatively in-line to slightly weaker than what dealers experienced in February,” said Mr. Rolle.

How accurate are these type of checks?
Thanks

Q: Is the TRI reverse split effectively a share buyback? What are the advantages to this approach as opposed to a NCIB? Do you view this news as a strong positive for the stock or this basically neutral?

Q: At the time of this question, I haven't yet seen anyone ask about TRI's move today. Great about the special dividend, but I haven't been able to turn up anything about what constitutes their 'share-consolidation.' Sounds somewhat ominous. If you have some detail, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you as always...

Q: Hello,

If you ultimately think Go Easy will be fine. And as per their CEO at the National Bank conference saying that they will “continue to grow and meet targets”. How is this not a buying opportunity with the company down 25% and out of favour?

Q: I recently flew Air Canada from Toronto to NYC and Fort Lauderdale Florida and on both flights the planes were operating at pretty high capacity. The plane tickets were crazy expensive. Westjet has really contracted the places it flies and their frequency and AC seems to have practical monopoly on certain routes. I know that does not replace fundamental analysis but it means something.

Q: I have 3 positions at a total equity weight below 0.5%. Which one I should consider selling or increasing position size?

TOI (Size 0.39%, small profit)
MG (Size 0.41%, small loss)
GSY Size 0.54%, substantial loss)

This is in a well-diversified portfolio.

Thank you.