Investment Q&A

Q: Can you determine how many of the last 8 quarters have been "misses" for ATD.B ?
Thanks. Joe

Q: Is it time to dump Alimentation Couche Tard?

Q: In trying to determine whether ATD is now a buying opportunity. In terms other than " EBITDA was a big miss " and more along the lines of " We didn't sell any milk because the fridge wasn't turned on " . Why was there such a big miss ?

Q: Comments regarding earnings plse

Q: Hello Peter / Ryan and Team,

I have the model balanced portfolio other than KL for AEM, a tiny position in MG, and am still missing Teck.B. My thoughts for new money is to either get MG up to a proper position size (approx 4%) or to buy Teck.b for a 3% position.

What are the pros and cons of each. Thanks for all your hard work.

Wes

Q: I keep hearing about TOY being tied exclusively with Toys R Us but I have seen Spin Master toys being sold in numerous outlets including: Canadian Tire, Mastermind and Walmart. Shoppers even has some of their product like Paw Patrol.
It seems the recent decline has been a bit over done?

Q: With the precipitous decline over the last 9 months, I can understand that your answers to recent questions on CGX are a little less than enthusiastic but I note you still include it in the Income Portfolio and still rate it at A-. Do you think the dividend is at all threatened or do see any other major negatives on the horizon?

Q: I have been researching Crius in great depth and I cannot find the cause of the price freefall. I am beginning to think there Crius might be impacted by the new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission guidelines on pipeline and electricity transmission line profits. Still, it seems a stretch the Commission would destroy an industry.
Can you help a drowning investor?
With great appreciation.
ED

Q: Good morning 5i
Missing from my notes is the reason for opening a position in crius energy. I thought it was on a positive comment or portfolio inclusion at 5i. But I can find neither direct reference.

Would you please remind me of the attractiveness of kwh ......recognizing this is not a fortis or Brookfield size/risk type company.

What is it that is not working and dragging the stock price down?

Thanks
Dave

Q: Hi Peter, bought more GUD today and have a quick curiosity question on what they do with all the cash reserves while they wait. It looks like ~$788M vs 142.8M shares = ~$5.52/share. I'm assuming that with that magnitude of funds they'd get a pretty decent rate/month; but is that what they do ? Also, what size ($) of company would/could they target with the amount of cash they have ? And, is the thought that any purchase would be NA based or does that matter ? Thanks.

Q: One of the BNN guest mentioned that his calculation shows that ENB could drop to 33.84 where it would be a buy. For now he staying away from this stock! Also this morning another advisor strongly suggested to stay away from ENB !
Could I have your opinion please.

Q: Please provide reasoning for short trades on SIS? Please also provide some rationale of assets growing faster than revenue. I like the company and have invested behind it however starting to look a little lofty.

Q: Good afternoon,
Earnings are coming up next week on ATD. It hasn't done anything since july 2015 what can we expect. It's everybody's darling but ?
Your view ?
Thanks !

Q: An earlier question on TOY mentioned the downgrade (BMO) as being a possible factor in the decline in stock price. Just to balance the ledger and as can be seen below, while there was one downgrade, there were in fact 6 upgrades. This is why last week's decline seems to be pretty irrational, especially given how quickly TOY recovered following the initial Toys R Us negative news from a couple of months ago.
As always, keep up the great work.

3/9/2018 Raymond James Financial Boost Price Target Outperform C$57.00 -> C$65.00
3/9/2018 CIBC Boost Price Target C$58.00 -> C$63.00
3/9/2018 Royal Bank of Canada Boost Price Target Outperform C$61.00 -> C$66.00
3/9/2018 TD Securities Boost Price Target Buy C$61.00 -> C$69.00
3/9/2018 BMO Capital Markets Downgrade Outperform -> Market Perform
3/8/2018 National Bank Financial Boost Price Target Outperform C$63.00 -> C$65.00
3/6/2018 Canaccord Genuity Boost Price Target C$53.00 -> C$63.00

Q: I note a recent article in the Globe to the effect that the OTEX CEO sold nearly 40% f his holdings and 3 other executives also reduced considerably. Any reason for this or cause for concern?? Than ks Jim.

Q: Can I have your thoughts on NWC's earnings? Seems like hurricane aftermath and US tax changes are a drag.

Q: Hi wanting to build a income portfolio using etfs which ones would you use thanks

Q: Income Portfolio: Of all the stocks in your income portfolio, which are the best buys right now, for a long term hold. And, are there others you also recommend?
Yields over 4% are preferred, and some dividend growth.

Q: I'm interested in taking a position in Photon Controls. Can you confirm my calculations that they have 30 cents per share in cash?

Also, is there anything in the earnings report that raises any red flags for you?

And do you have the same level of confidence in the company, after reading their earnings report that you had 24 hours ago?

Q: In your reply to Jeff you said that TOY did not quantify exposure to Toy R Us,& yet it said no carryover impact into 2019.In my humble opinion,Toy must know the potential loss.I wonder what is the impact on its share price,which has already dropped from $61.76(new high) to current $54.34.When is a good entry point? Thanks for u usual great services & views.