Investment Q&A

Q: I have another question about the proposed deal to buy part of Gear and spin out the rest into a new company. Dave in his question on december 5th made it sound that us existing share holder will get 61 cents per share and 1 for 3 shares in the new company. The way I read the press release on the Gear website it is 61 cents or 1 for 3 shares in the new company. I hope Dave is right because then the current value of Gear shares is much greater. How do you read it? Is it and or or? Also what happens if the mail strike is prolonged and we don't get this circular in the mail. My email is full of so much junk that I could easily miss an email from Gear Energy and not vote. I think I am not the only one who would miss it. Also I know how to go to sedar's clunky website and look for stuff but everyone might not know/or want to do that. It seems a little fishy/stinky that this is being presented during a mail strike and they want to finalize this quickly (Jan or Feb). If Cenovous is the buyer then they will be able to take advantage of all the tax pools that Gear accumulated from their years of losses. If so they can pay more than $110 million for 3500ish BOE of production. Heck that is only a little over $30,000 per flowing barrel plus the benefit of using the tax pools. I understand why the purchaser wants this to go through quickly!!!!

Q: chart please

Q: Hi, just looking at CPX, (unbelievable). I missed out on this one , not my first or last miss, but was wondering if you could provide two or three recommendations that are geared towards the electrification boom that is here or coming. (I already have HPS.A) or is CPX still the one to buy?
Thanks

Q: Hello 5i, Could you comment on the reason there is a 7% increase in the share price of CPX today.

Q: Just curious as to whether you have any insight on the slide of over 6% in the last 7 days? Last news I can see was the 19th, and seemed positive.
Thanks!
Paul

Q: My current yield on this is 19 percent which is hard to replace. My concern is that they can’t afford to pay the dividend and are using debt to make up the shortfall. Is there a possibility of a dividend cut here and at what price oil price should it be safe ? How does the debt look ?

Q: Hello
like to add on a pre-existing position
have some ENB and TRP
already
with the pull back, could you give a decent entry price for PPL? (pembina)
thanks
Michael

Q: Another small company with a bid dividend! What is your view of this Company as far as potential with rising gas prices and how would you rank it in for a buy, sell or hold?
Analysis appreciated.

Thanks

Gary

Q: Your analysis please, thanks.

Q: Could you please give your opinion on Petrus.
Thank you.

Q: I unfortunately own GXE and learned from this site that around 2/3 of the company will be disposed of in early 2025. The paper napkin math indicates that the current market price should be around 90 cents per share (offer of 61 cents for 2/3 of the company plus around 30 cents for the 1/3 that will be transferred to Newco).
How is the current price only 54 cents and dropping? Even the cash offer of 61 cents is notably higher while Newco is valued at zero. What am I missing?

Q: Good Morning,

I have several energy infrastructure holdings but no actual producers.
Do you think now (read Trump) would be a good time to purchase on the production side?
I was thinking SU or CNQ.
Are there others you would favour - energy or otherwise.
I am an income investor.

Thanks very much.

Q: Baytex dropped in excess of 7% today. While I expect there's more than one question on it, it'd be great to get your take on this. They announced their capital budget yesterday and it appears to be a story of moderate growth pushing out their debt target date to 2028. I am a bit surprised by the magnitude of the decline if this is the root cause and wondering if there is more to the story.

Please provide your read on the decline and whether this presents a buying opportunity, or should one move on from the company to better opportunities?

Thanks as always.

Dave

Q: big drop today, reaction to budget for 2025, oil prices or combination?

Just like to get your thoughts

Q: Would appreciate your analysis of TAL, it has dropped alongside most of the energy stocks and I'm curious of your thoughts going forward on the dividend and possible appreciation. Buy, sell or hold?

Thanks
Gary

Q: Looking at SOBO to replace BCE which am selling ( for tax loss ). Suppose Trump restarts the Keystone XL permit process. Would SOBO be interested and what would be the effect on the stock do you think.? Thanks. Derek.

Q: Disappointed with the last results and what seems to be the need to be willing to accept lower growth going forward. I had hoped that the company would break out this year.
Wondering what your opinion is moving forward and especially your thoughts on the stability of the dividend. At what oil price would negative issues start to arise here?

Many thanks.

Q: I understand that TUK is a smaller company, but I’m curious about its growth potential over the next 3-5 years. I’ve noticed that they recently raised capital and reported positive drilling results. Could you share any insights on the company’s inside ownership? Specifically, is the ownership level balanced?

I’m considering taking a small position in my TFSA and would appreciate your thoughts.

Q: Can I please have an updated view of ESP. Last question was in the spring. Is the 18% sustainable for the near future?

Q: Any reasons for the recent PPL SP big drops? Thanks.