Investment Q&A

Q: You previously mentioned that VET has "a fairly large debt level based on cash flow". and that "in the 3Q had $122 million in cash flow and paid $26 million in dividends, for a ratio of 21%".
Have these numbers changed at all - ie.- how much cushion does VET have to continue paying their dividend at the current level going forward or has their ability to continue "not cutting" their dividend been compromised?

Q: Undiscovered oil is owned by the provinces and in the case of the Artic by Canada. The price is ridiculously low. Should we not be seeking some kind of political ban on future exploration to protect our children's interest in this resource? If we leave the pricing mechanism to the market and the market price is controlled by sovereigns (Saudi Arabia, Russa, Venezula etc)then you would think there has to be a floor price that Canada should set. I'm sure this question becomes mute when oil rebounds but nevertheless world markets are being adversely effected by someone trying to corner the oil market. Perhaps oil should be classified as too big to fail.

Q: What Canadian companies represent the best promise is liquefied natural gas gets exported from north America. Could you please give pipelines as well as producers. Thanks all your the best.
Chris

Q: What would you see as the best play on LNG type stocks?

Q: So now that Sinoenergy has been announced as the buyer, what do you think of the risk/reward in realizing the buyout price of 52 cents, an almost 45% upside form the current share price (36 cents).

Q: Hello Peter
Further to your response to Steve this morning, would you recommend a sell and reset on the entire sector? I hold TOU WCP PPY RMP
Regards

Q: Have been away from 5i for a while, hope you will consider this as one question.
Kinda stupid, but I am still holding Husky and Cenovus, down a lot of course. What do you think of their future, and which might be the best one [if either] to hold, or should I cash out and look for something else?
Thanks

Q: I have almost no direct energy exposure except for 2% in a services firm with high recurring revenue. Of course, there is lots of indirect exposure through banks, industrials, etc. I am interested in wading in, mostly for a yield play with some growth, not looking for a ton of torque. I understand that no dividends are entirely safe in this environment. I was wondering if it is better to go for a mid-size E&P such as Whitecap or Cabot, a pipeline such as Interpipe, a services firm such as Gibson Energy, or a global giant such as Chevron? Generally my portfolio is diversified across geography, industry sector, and market cap. I would look for an initial half-position and prefer a yield above 4%. Which names would you recommend? Thanks as always!

Q: This morning Kel announced operating results for ye Dec 31/15 & provided updated 2016 guidance.Please comment.On BNN today,2 guests said that it is well managed,but "short" by investors especially Americans to the tune of 10m shares.Please confirm & what is the percentage of outstanding shares.Bouht a small portion @ $12.66.Buy,sell or hold.Appreciate your usual great views & services

Q: I've held this for a while will they come out of this or should I just sell it. It's a small position in my energy sector

Q: I am somewhat surprised, and little upset at the comment "WCP has cut its dividend, and we almost took it out of the model portfolio last month" of Feb. 10/16. With this environment currently most energy companies have cut their dividend to survive.
Agree CEO has sold holdings however still has in excess of 3 million shares. Also TD continues to recommend, for its action portfolio.
Just wondering on your thoughts going forward.
Many Thanks

Q: Insiders have sold more than 13 million dollars of WCP in the last year with a huge sell at 12 dollars in Dec. Its hard to have confidence in this company with this going on. CEO has sold over half his position alone in the last year according to INK insider on TD website. This may help answer some of your members questions about WCP and its performance.Comments please?

Q: Good morning! I recently took a position in WCP, it went up for a couple of days and now it appears to be under attack! Any reasons you know of why this is happening?

Q: Has 5i opinion changed on cpg it has been out performing all year .And is wcp still in the model

Q: Would you recommend selling SCL and maybe buying it back a year from now?

Q: Good time to buy Baytex? Thanks

Q: been takeing a kicking lately other than the sector is there a particularly issue that we should be concerned abot.. taks in advance for you guys great insight! regards Cliff

Q: Do you know why ETE has dropped so much? Jim

Q: Hello team,

I was wondering if you had an opinion on Valero. It would seem that in this environment it would flourish with the availability of cheap oil. The stock has fallen from over 73 to the 53 level and has an interesting multiple and dividend. What am I missing here?

Also, have you ever considered adding a U.S. portfolio to your roster?

Q: Please give me 2 oil and 2 gas producers that have low cost production and strong balance sheets to assure they will be here next year. In addition please name your 2 best picks for service companies with strong balance sheets. I would prefer larger Canadian companies. Thank you.