Investment Q&A

Q: Hi guys,

I read an article on Stella Jones from a couple of years ago where the CEO said that eventually the Company would move up its payout ratio after its exhausted its acquisition/growth phase and it envisions itself similar to a utility in the future with slow growth, but a high payout ratio and yield. Do you think the same can be said for ATD.B eventually. Do you think they will raise their payout ratio to more than 50% when growth slows and transform themselves into a utility like stock?

Thanks,
Jason

Q: Would you add to positions in either of these companies after today's news and the subsequent rises, or wait?

Q: When does the amount of debt that ATD.b take on become a problem? It seems all companies that grow through acquisition eventually hit the debt wall and collapse? thank you for the quality service

Q: Hi Guys,

Could you please comment on both the Atd.b and Loblaw deals.

Thanks

Jim

Q: Can you comment on the potential takeover news and the impact to ATD and its debt level and the potential to do more acquisitions in the future? What premium do you think will be paid to the current share price of CST? Thanks.

Q: I would like to increase my investments in the Canadian consumer staple sector. I am looking for yield, but the sector doesn't seem exciting in that record. My only holding in the sector is North West Co. (NWC).

Q: I own both of these in my TFSA. I think of them as different because ATD is international with a focus on gas sales while PKI is Canadian and has propane distribution along with its gas. However, given your comments on BNN last night, should I consider them more as similar companies and combine my investments when calculating my portfolio exposure?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.

Q: My question concerns fuel pricing and specifically, profit margins. Prior to ATD.B's last quarter results, concerns were raised about a potential decline in profit margins from gas sales. However, I thought retail gas price margins were quite stable and that it was the underlying price of oil that caused gas prices to gyrate. In fact, I thought retailers were helped by fluctuating oil prices because they are quick to raise prices when oil goes up (thus selling lower priced inventories gas at a higher price) but slow to lower them when oil drops. Is this thesis correct? If I am at least somewhat correct, it would therefore seem that overall sales is not that important a metric for these companies.

How much do gasoline profits contribute to these companies over all profits? Or are in store sales more important?

Appreciate your insight.

Paul F.

Q: Thank you 5i for your excellent service!!!

I have divided up my portfolio into thirds.
One third is a diverse group of ETFs.
One third is cash and a group fluid group of stocks made up primarily from stocks you recommend. SJ, CCL, SIS, KXS... etc.
One third is made up of the seven stocks listed above. Do you have any concerns about any of these being a long term hold. I know Magna is cyclical but is that a concern?
Cheers,
Bryan

Q: Hi teams
may I have your opinion on BTO,CEE,CUF.UN ATD.B please. Is it time to sell or keep them for more growth?
thank you
JOHN.

Q: Good morning team, Your thoughts pls. on ATD.B's Q4 results.
Thanks!

Q: Is there a stock right now that you would recommend more than ATD.B in the consumer sector? I am considering buying more on this dip, unless there is something you like better? Thanks, Neil

Q: Question 1:Pki has a 5% yield while atd.b is minimal, would atd.b grow significantly enough to overcome the yield difference. If you had to choose one over the other which one would it be? Do you think atd.b will have to do a financing soon?
Question 2: Have you heard of BUS-X Grande West transportation, if so what are your thought on this company, is it likely to be a baby nfi?
Thank you
Lynda

Q: I noticed that ATD.B made an acquisition today for various fuel stations. I was going to ask what your team thought of the deal, but I noticed that "the parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price for this acquisition". How is this even possible for a publicly traded company?

Q: Portfolio weighting a aside. For a young investor if you were topping up two of these, which two would you choose? Cheers

Q: I purchased ATD.A (multiple voting shares) not realizing there are differing options. As a retail investor, is there an advantage to purchasing the class A vs. class B?

Q: I find your answer to the question on couche tard being down the last 2 weeks off the mark.
If they make another purchase and have to do a fund raise would not that be a good thing-- accreditive to earnings, cut costs etc etc, is not that the way couche tard became so successful in the first place.
What am i missing. Dave

Q: What is happening with Couche-Tard. Seems to be losing value continually...

Q: Hi , if Britain leaves , will the "market" perceive it as a negative to ATD.B
- would it make more sense to sit on the sidelines for June , or maybe scale in on dips

Thanks,
David

Q: I have some money that I will be putting into an RESP for my children: while it is roughly 0.5%-0.75% of my actual total investment portfolio, I would prefer to avoid more volatile companies in this particular account. I do have a long time horizon (about 6 years before I start to have any demand for the money), but have been burnt before in this particular portfolio by trying to "hit a home run" with an investment play, and am looking for slow, steady growth.

I have listed three companies above, with ATD.B as my first pick as I only have roughly a 2% overall exposure (between all of my collective accounts) to the Consumer Staples group (I assume that ATD.B would be under Staples rather than Discretionary). If you would recommend something else in this space, or another sector, rather than the companies I have mentioned, I would be most grateful for the suggestion. In any event, I look forward to your thoughts. Thanks so much!