Investment Q&A

Q: Hi Peter and 5iresearch team:
In your answer to Gerry's question on Feb 16, you mentioned that CSU and ATB have been the best Canadian compounders over the last ten years. You added DOL, BYD, TFII, BN, CLL.B, TRI based on historical performance and you are expecting LMN.V, TVK, HPS.A, TOI, GSY to be potential Canadian compounders in the future.

1. Would YOU still invest in CSU, ATB, DOL, BYD, TFII, BN, CLL.B, TRI with the same conviction and weighting?
2. Could you please provide a similar answer but for the US market? Please provide 10 or so best US compounders based on historical performance that YOU think investors should keep investing in and 5 or so US companies that YOU would buy as potential US compounders in the future.

Thank you for the great service.

Q: Please help me pair one of the noted consumer discretionary stocks with ATD. I am looking for growth at a reasonable valuation with consistent returns for a 5 year hold. Could you rank the 4 stocks in accordance with my selection criteria. Thank you

Q: What are your top buys (3) right now if you were investing in a mix of growth, quality, and somewhat reasonable valuation? With your answer/explanation can you include fwd p/e or whatever relevant metrics vs peers?

Also, what's a quality stock or two you'd like to buy but would want to see come down a bit/something you'd be looking to pick up in a broad market selloff?

Q: Hi Team
Can you please rate these 3 in terms of growth and also in terms of risk.
2 year hold minimum
Thanks

Q: Good Morning
According to the information provided by my broker, the CEO of ATD has reduced the number of common shares held from about 970,000 shares to just over 300,000 in January 2024.
Do you view this as significant ?
Thank you as always for your insight.

Q: In the answer you recently provided - where would the above companies fit in the rankings?

Q: Hey Guys,

- I'm trying to help out a family member that is 67 years old, that is not financially literate, has no investments, no savings...
- He will be receiving approx $ 80k in an inheritance in the next 6 months...

- He Already blew through a previous inheritance of over $100k in about 3 years

- I am setting up a TFSA Investment/Trading account for him and doing a Financial Intervention , So To Speak to get him Back on track...

- His minimum basic expenses like rent is covered by payments he receives..., But additional living expenses and extra income is what I want to help him with and extend the life of the extra inheritance he will be receiving...

- The listed stocks are the ones I am planning on recommending for him to look at and research...

- Please comment and suggest other stocks and investment ideas to consider for:
- Considering His Age and Small investment of $60k

-Looking for:
- Somewhat Safe/Bit Aggressive Growth
- Preservation of Capital
- Income

***Not looking for total financial planning here, But I'm Looking for Ideas to look at and suggest in this type of scenario...
- You Suggest, I Research further and my relative decides...

Thanks

Q: Hi guys,

I have both companies a while, costco (6% of portfolio) and atd.b (2.5% of portfolio). Inside "your" balance portfolio would you recommend approximately 4% in both??

Thanks

Jim

Q: I am having trouble deciding whether to buy Costco or ATD.A. Which in your opinion is the better of the two and why or would you recommend a half position in each? thanks in advance for your insight

Q: Hello Peter and 5i team,
My TFSA contains the aforementioned stocks in roughly even percentages except for nominal investments in Park Lawn and DRX. I would like to make my annual contribution to one or some of these companies and would like to know what your order of preference would be for buys/adds at this time. Please also include Celestica in your considerations.
Also, are there any companies in this list that you would consider undervalued at this time?
Thank you.

Q: We own the above in our non registered portfolio. Please advise the average 5 year return on each of them.

Q: I'm looking to invest some funds...

Question 1 :
- I own ARM,GOOG,MSFT,PLTR, CSU,COST, ATD
- Should I Add to my current positions ?
- Which ones?

Question2 :
- What companies should I add to my portfolio?
- Screaming Buy And/Or Must Have in my portfolio ??
- Rank 1 Screaming Buy...then...

Thanks,
M

Q: Good past performers were TC. FFH. ONEX,CSU, KXS ATD

What do you think of theses next 3 Years. Could you rank your choices Thank You RAK

Q: If you were to list favourite US and Cdn companies with the added criteria of high cash flow and significant stock buybacks what would they be?

Q: Hello 5i, Could you comment on if POW has a position in ATD and if so what is the size of the position. Also is ATD active in Europe?

Q: Hi 5i team,

I have two equal half positions in ATD and DOL and I'm looking to simplify by consolidating into one name. Which option is the best for my RRSP? I would also appreciate some information on why it is the best option.

Best,
Matt

Q: Hi Team,
I would like your opinion on FMC. The stock is down significantly because one of the key product family is seeing patents expiry-diamides. It probably also moved lower with the rest of the agrobusiness sector-. Do you think it is a good time to take a small position in FMC. I am looking to a 3 to 5 years horizon.

I would also take position in one of the 3 other Cie listed -LIN, CTAS, KBL- due to the fact that I think these are 3 companies that could be fairly resilient in an economic downturn. How would you rank these choices in term of stability and capital appreciation potential ? Other suggestions are welcome!

Take the amount of credit necessary to answer my questions and sub questions!

Thank you,

Michel

Q: I am overweight in energy with CNQ, TOU and ENB and underweight in consumer everything. I am down about 8% on the last two and up about 15% on CNQ. Suggestions for reducing?

What would you suggest for consumer?

I am just asking for thoughts/suggestions.

Thanks.

Q: I don't have any retaill type stocks in my RRSP. This would be for a mid to long term period. Looking for capital appreciation with possibily reasonable dividend gains. Any suggestions?

Q: I previously asked you about the rule of 40 for SaaS companies here:
https://www.5iresearch.ca/questions/text/rule+of+40#answer163822. Could you explain further why this model doesn't seem to work for companies in other industries?

For example, ATD has a low single digit free cash flow margin and would not meet the rule of 40 threshold, but it has proven to be a consistently good investment over the years despite that fact. Why doesn't its poor profitability hold it back and what other criteria would you consider important in lieu of the rule of 40 that help you identify it as a good investment?