Investment Q&A

Q: Of which listed names would you be most inclined to start a new position; for growth in TFSA accounts (granted some size difference)?

Q: Actual profit didn't seem to be discussed after Shop's recent quarter (I believe they reported "gross" profit, and free cash flow margin, whatever that is). 5i's comment (May 8) also referred to EBITDA of 337 M. My question: how far are they from actually making money, do they have a present and future P/E (none indicated on my Stockhouse website), and when might they actually make a profit? (I'm trying to look at them the way Warren Buffet might, recognizing this isn't a value play.)

Operating expense as a percentage of revenue to be 39% to 40%;
Stock-based compensation to be $120 million; and
Free cash flow margin to be in the mid-teens, similar to the first quarter of 2025.

Q: SHOP seemed to catch a bid in anticipation of its addition to US indexes and then has drifted down, wondering what a decent entry point might be?

Q: Hello 5i Team, I'm quite overweight CSU and was thinking about trimming some (or lots). I've held CSU since 2014 and think it might be time to reduce my exposure. If you were given a blank sheet and could pick 5 quality US and 5 quality Canadian names; which would they be?
Thank you Brent

Q: Pick and shovel companies in the AI space.
Could you rank the above you think are the most attractive growth prospects with least risk?
Thanks
Jeff

Q: Hi,
In your answer to Neil yesterday, you said that there are numerous high growth software companies that remain down 20%.+ Could you name several you like, both US and Canadian? Thank you Mike.

Q: Nasdaq announced Friday night that SHOP will be included in a number of Nasdaq 100 and Nasdaq Tech Sector indices, as of May 19th.

I am not sure if there was a speculation about possibility of this index inclusion in the market after SHOP listed New York, as its Principal Executive Office alongside Ottawa in a recent SEC filing.

Do you believe that stock should react well to the announcement over next several trading sessions ?

What would be the estimated demand of its shares from all the ETF's/MF's following these indices ?

Thank You

Q: Poor quarter. What does this mean going forward? Is this still a star rising or a star that has lost its way? Where do you see the stock price going? Is it a buy, hold or sell? Have you changed opinion on it?

Q: When is SHOP next reporting? I believe it's this week but not sure. In a previous question, the general expected numbers were 26c and 2.34b. What does 5i expect? What might result in SHOP beating numbers and conversely missing? Its getting beaten down today on fairly heavy volume (Tuesday late afternoon) and has been weak the past while. Is this just SHOP being volatile or could the market know something?

Q: Good Morning,

For a three year hold and potential share price appreciation through growth, in which order might you prefer to purchase the following stocks today: Nvidia, Goog, Nebius, Lumine, Topicus, Vitalhub, SE, Shop, Celestica, Propel, Goeasy, Nexgen, Hammond Power. Thank you. Brad

Q: What are the street estimates for PRL, WSP, IFC and SHOP ? Thank You

Q: I want to like SHOP but get put-off by the (forward) P/E. MELI scores better on P/E and RoE and appears to have momentum. Then there's SE, which shares MELI's P/E but shows better RoE growth; OTOH, it's somewhat more opaque.

I can see how SHOP might stand out on the basis of its global reach (i.e., which offsets possible weakness in North America), but have to wonder if, in the new world order, SouthEast Asia is the territory for e-commerce growth; ideas?

Q: hi 5i,
I have the above 4 in my TFSA. I am considering selling ATZ ( due to tariff concerns vis a vis Aritzia manufacturing in China/Vietnam/etc. ). I own ATZ in another account and will keep it there. I would deploy the proceeds of a potential ATZ sell in the TFSA to the other 3 remaining equities, or perhaps to another equity if you have any other better suggestions currently ( CDN equities only please ). cheers and thanks, Chris

Q: Hello 5i team,
How material is this data privacy class action lawsuit against SHOP in California?

Will this continue to be appealed or will this go forward?

This seems major since it's in California.

Andrew

Q: According to Yahoo Finance average vulume for Canada is 1.2 million shares and for the US IT IS 5.5 million shares per day. Where did 5i get your numbers from?

Thx

Q: Today you had question on negatives for SHOP that would trigger analysts Sell rating. Can you please comment on what would be the positives that would support analysts Buy rating for SHOP?

Q: SHOP has received some so-so analyst ratings recently. Some are buys and some are hold and sell. I know 5i likes SHOP. But if you had to put a bad report together on SHOP, what would be the negatives that would result in a poor rating. I guess I'm asking what does one have to worry about specifically with SHOP?

Q: What is the outlook and past performance for CNQ, CES, CEG and SHOP? Do you think its outlook is still intact? Would you buy / sell today?
The trend from past performance for CEG looks quite good. How heavily dependent is CEG on AI demand?
Thank you for your valued insights.

Q: Which 5 Canadian growth stocks would you start to accumulate today? Cash account.
Which 5 USA growth stocks would you start to accumulate today? Cash account.
Five year hold.
Thanks

Q: Only within the last two months we were at record highs, now we’re in a bear marker for the Nasdaq and S&P nearing one. Futures are selling off again here Sunday night. US administration is digging the heels in on these tariffs.

What are your thoughts on the Trump and Fed put? If they don’t change course soon, the economy is going into a recession and midterms next year will be ugly for the GOP. Looking back at all previous crises, what do you think will happen in the next 6-12 months and what’s the game plan? VIX at these levels and large consecutive down days have resulted in nice future returns 1,3,5 years out. Let’s say you had 100k to invest now, how would you deploy over the upcoming weekly or monthly interval? Which 5 CDN and 5 US stocks would you continue to buy on any weakness, assuming only market related? Thank you!